[RFC] Should we remove xerces-j (libxerces-java 1.4.4)

Arnaud Vandyck · External Since: Nov 14, 2006 Posts: 44

Hi,

I was looking at some bug reports and found one about xerces-j (remove
uploaders). I was not able to build it (#418841). Also, last upstream
upload is "13-Oct-2003 10:38". Only argouml (#418864), libgef-java
(#418865) and arbortext-catalog(#418844) depends on it. (I discovered
arbortext-catalog java classes are not built from sources: #418866).

I think Stefan Gybas would agree if pkg-java took the package so I
have just one question:
Do we fix it or do we remove it?

Thanks for your time,

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Marcus Better · External Since: Nov 19, 2004 Posts: 393

popcon reports 516 installs, versus 22756 for libxerces2-java. For the
dependents, there are 172 of argouml, 222 of libgef-java and 67 of
arbortext-catalog, so apparently some people did install it separately.

Nevertheless I don't think it makes sense to keep it in lenny.

Marcus

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Arnaud Vandyck · External Since: Oct 30, 2006 Posts: 66

The RC bug has been closed, but moving argouml, libgef-java and
arbortext-catalog to xerces2 should be done. And then, remove xerces1.

On 4/12/07, Marcus Better <marcus DeleteThis @better.se> wrote:
> popcon reports 516 installs, versus 22756 for libxerces2-java. For the
> dependents, there are 172 of argouml, 222 of libgef-java and 67 of
> arbortext-catalog, so apparently some people did install it separately.
>
> Nevertheless I don't think it makes sense to keep it in lenny.

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Marcus Better · External Since: Nov 19, 2004 Posts: 393

Arnaud Vandyck wrote:
> The RC bug has been closed, but moving argouml, libgef-java and
> arbortext-catalog to xerces2 should be done. And then, remove xerces1.

Care to file some bugs? Smile

Marcus

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Arnaud Vandyck · External Since: Oct 30, 2006 Posts: 66

On 7/1/07, Marcus Better <marcus DeleteThis @better.se> wrote:
> Arnaud Vandyck wrote:
> > The RC bug has been closed, but moving argouml, libgef-java and
> > arbortext-catalog to xerces2 should be done. And then, remove xerces1.
>
> Care to file some bugs? Smile

OK, I'll do that asap Wink

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Arnaud Vandyck · External Since: Oct 30, 2006 Posts: 66

On 7/2/07, Arnaud Vandyck <avandyck.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/1/07, Marcus Better <marcus.DeleteThis@better.se> wrote:
> > Arnaud Vandyck wrote:
> > > The RC bug has been closed, but moving argouml, libgef-java and
> > > arbortext-catalog to xerces2 should be done. And then, remove xerces1.
> >
> > Care to file some bugs? Smile

I already did it for arbortext-catalog:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=418844

I've already remove the dep for libgef-java, I'll work on argouml.

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