• Bug#1109444: unblock: expat/2.7.1-2

    From =?UTF-8?B?TMOhc3psw7MgQsO2c3rDtnJtw@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 18 09:30:01 2025
    XPost: linux.debian.devel.release

    Package: release.debian.org
    Severity: normal
    User: [email protected]
    Usertags: unblock
    Control: affects -1 + src:expat

    Hi RMs,

    [ Reason ]
    It was turned out that dist-upgrade to Trixie might break [1] as
    Python packages would like to use expat which in turn uses library
    symbols from the new glibc, the 2.18 version ones. Hence these fail as
    glibc might be unpacked late.

    [ Impact ]
    The glibc dependency moved to a pre-dependency to make it clear expat
    needs an unpacked and installed version of the former.

    [ Tests ]
    I tested installation, but not (yet) the full dist-upgrade path.

    [ Risks ]
    There's none, pre-dependency just makes the dependency stronger.

    [ Checklist ]
    [x] all changes are documented in the d/changelog
    [x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
    [x] attach debdiff against the package in testing

    Regards,
    Laszlo/GCS
    [1] https://bugs.debian.org/1108934

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