Package: ftp.debian.org
Control: affects -1 + src:berkeley-abc
Control: affects -1 + src:qflow
Control: affects -1 + src:graywolf
X-Debbugs-Cc:
berkeley-abc@packages.debian.org
X-Debbugs-Cc:
qflow@packages.debian.org
X-Debbugs-Cc:
gaywolf@packages.debian.org
User:
ftp.debian.org@packages.debian.org
Usertags: remove
X-Debbugs-Cc:
dxld@darkboxed.org
Severity: normal
Hi,
I've absorbed my package bekeley-abc into src:yosys, as yosys-abc.
However some unmaintained packages in Debian still depend on
berkeley-abc. I've reviewed the possibility of just swapping out the dependencies for yosys-abc (since it's compatible) but it seems too much
effort for packages that haven't been properly maintained since 2019 and I don't care about or use.
Unfortunately Ruben, the previous maintainer of these ASIC flow tools, said
he doesn't have time anymore back when I asked about taking over the FPGA related tools. I don't think anything changed there. I asked if anybody
wanted to maintain qflow/opensta on the pkg-electronics-devel ML[1] but got
no response.
[1]:
https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/pkg-electronics-devel/2023-September/010490.html
Consequently I'd like to request removing berkeley-abc and all it's rdpends (qflow and graywolf) from unstable. While graywolf only recommends qflow it doesn't seem very useful without it.
Note: src:debian-electronics also still recommends some of these but I'm working on an upload to remove those pkg relationships.
We may also want to consider opensta since it seems useless other than as a dependency for qflow.
Thanks,
--Daniel
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