I won't speak for Tobias, but I'm guessing he was waiting on more news from me, and I got sick and dropped the ball.
What costs do broken packages incur? Is it the FTBFS bugs? If we get that fixed, will we be less of a burden? Fava is a very useful package, and I hope to see it stay in Debian. - Chris On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 08:00:11AM +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote: > Hi Tobias, > > On Tue, Oct 01, 2024 at 04:46:52PM +0200, Dr. Tobias Quathamer wrote: > > thanks for asking about fava. There are currently two RC bugs, but I'd like > > to keep this package in unstable very much. I use it, so I'll try to fix the > > RC bugs. > > Can you give an estimate as to when you want to work on fava? Your > statement of intention is now three months old. The bug about missing > sources is now unanswered for almost two years. Chris answered the FTBFS > bug two months ago, but it remains unfixed. At some point I think it is > better to pull the plug. Keep in mind that broken packages pose a cost > to QA teams. Keeping them is not for free. How about removing fava now > and reintroducing it once the rc bugs have a solution? Alternatively, > can you post an update on your plans for fixing the missing sources bug > to #1031724? > > Helmut
