On 2025-03-07 12:58:33 +0100, Bastian Germann wrote: > Source: vlc > Version: 3.0.21-9 > Control: block 1050640 by -1 > > Please build the package with a different lua version so we can drop lua5.2 > from the archive. My team upload that moved to lua5.4 was reverted with the > claim that "The vlc script ecosystem expects certain versions of lua and > lua5.4 > is not one of them."
Have you actually checked that popular lua scripts from addons.videolan.org and other sites are compatible with lua5.4 before doing the upload? > Please consider that a lot of Linux distros outside the Debian world > have moved on to lua5.4, which is the only upstream supported version by > the way. So if others can do it, the claim should be substantiated. The scripts contained in vlc itself are compatible with 5.4, but there are more than that. See above. Unless you have checked, it is you that needs to substantiate the claims. > Would a downgrade to lua5.1 work? That version is still very popular in > the archive and is the one that is the closest to 5.2. No, see the mpv bug. Cheers -- Sebastian Ramacher
