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Bug#1098835: processing-core: Lagging heavily behind upstream - is it better to delete this package?

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From	Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>
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Subject	Bug#1098835: processing-core: Lagging heavily behind upstream - is it better to delete this package?
Date	Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:20:01 +0100
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Source: processing-core
Version: 1.2.1-2
Severity: important
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-java@lists.debian.org, Andrew Ross <ubuntu@rossfamily.co.uk>

Hi,

when fixing Vcs fields I realised that processing-core moved from
googlecode to Github which remained undetected due to an outdated watch
file.  Updating the watch file showed that upstream is now at version
4.3.  Packaging wise this probably needs to start from scratch.

If nobody might pick up this task I wonder whether it might be better
to rather delete this package.  Users most probably do not want to
install software that is aged 14 years while there are new upstream
versions of recent code published very regularly.

Kind regards
    Andreas.


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