Package: ftp.debian.org Severity: normal User: ftp.debian....@packages.debian.org Usertags: remove X-Debbugs-Cc: pc...@packages.debian.org Control: affects -1 + src:pcre3 Control: block 1071970 by -1
Hi, PCRE2 was released in 2015, and PCRE3 has been obsolete for years now (final end-of-life release was in 2021). Following a MBF in 2021[0], we have been gradually removing everything that needs PCRE3 from Debian, with only a few stragglers remaining (you can see the list that currently block 1071970, or query udd for the usertag obsolete-pcre3 associated with matthew-pcre...@debian.org [1]). In my view, none of those stragglers warrant shipping PCRE3 any more, so it's time to remove it from Debian. And doing so with a bit of time before the freeze date gives the maintainers of those stragglers some time to act (some of these bugs have patches available). Thanks, Matthew [0] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2021/11/msg00176.html [1] https://udd.debian.org/bugs/?release=any&merged=ign&fnewerval=7&flastmodval=7&fusertag=only&fusertagtag=obsolete-pcre3&fusertaguser=matthew-pcredep%40debian.org&allbugs=1&sortby=id&sorto=asc&format=html#results
