Package: ftp.debian.org Severity: normal Hello, i would like to remove src:matplotlib2 from Debian. this package contains an old version of matplotlib, the 2.x series, which is the last one compatible with python2. In the meantime upstream released the 3.x series, tracked in src:matplotlib, which requires all new features and enhancements.
dak *does* report some dependencies issues: ``` Checking reverse dependencies... # Broken Depends: brian: python-brian matplotlib2: python-matplotlib-dbg nitime: python-nitime psychopy: psychopy pwrkap: pwrkap-gui python-cogent: python-cogent seekwatcher: seekwatcher # Broken Build-Depends: battery-stats: python-matplotlib brian: python-matplotlib (>= 0.90.1) dipy: python-matplotlib mypaint: python-matplotlib nipy: python-matplotlib (>= 0.98.3) nipype: python-matplotlib psychopy: python-matplotlib pymvpa2: python-matplotlib ``` almost all of those are not in testing for months, some even for years; with a few exceptions: * src:nitime, doesnt build `python-nitime` anymore, not sure why it's there * src:python-cogent, doesnt build `python-cogent` anymore, not sure why it's there While i understand it's not as clean a situation as you usually like, i would still like to remove src:matplotlib2 from the archive, and i'll deal with the consequences if and when some appear. Many of the broken rdeps are RC because they depend already on removed packages: removing python-matplotlib wont take them to a worst situation and they will need to be ported to python3 anyway to re-enter testing. src:matplotlib2 is currently the package that, once removed, will unblock the more dependencies for the py2removal effort. Thanks, Sandro
