On Mon, 2 Mar 2020, Markus Koschany wrote:
What is the games team plan for Python 3 support in playonlinux? Do
you plan to port it to Python 3? Or remove?
I don't plan to port playonlinux to Python 3. However, a new version
of playonlinux is currently developped under Java [1]. There is no
release date for now, but I will
package it when a stable version is available.
Best,
Bertrand
[1] https://github.com/PhoenicisOrg/phoenicis
Should we then RM playonlinux from Debian?
Scott
Why should we remove playonlinux from Debian? There is a Java port that
just needs to be packaged. Python 2 has not been removed from Debian
yet. All that is needed is someone who works on it. It is completely
reasonable to have a package in unstable and not in testing for a while,
especially when it has a popcon inst value of more than 4700.
Because it is preventing Python 2 removal work. Python 2 removal is a
long process, involving nearly 3500 packages [1]. It is not happening in
one instant, but gradually over time. At the moment, playonlinux is a
leaf package from a Python 2 perspective and is thus blocking its Python 2
rdeps from being removed.
Scott
[1] http://sandrotosi.me/debian/py2removal/index.html
