On Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:17:58 +0000 Scott Kitterman <kitter...@fasolo.debian.org> wrote: > Package: ftp.debian.org > Severity: normal > > This package is currently blocking the removal of the python2 > Qscintilla2 bindings for Qt5 (python-pyqt5.qsci). It is the last > rdepend. > > Since the package is currently not able to support python3 nor does it > work with the current mercurial, I took a look to see what it would take > to update it. It does not seem feasible for a drive by upgrade. > Currently both the plugins would have to be dropped due to lack of > python3-nautilus and python3-caja and the newest upstream source FTBFS > when built with python3 due to string/bytes issues. > > Given that the current maintainer has files an RFA for this package and > no one has stepped up, I think it's better just to remove it. If a new > maintainer appears and upstream better supports python3, then it can be > reintroduced.
Hey, wasn’t it too quick?! It’s a package with relatively high popcon, it’s not cool to remove it just like that. I’m going to reintroduce it ASAP. -- Cheers, Andrej
