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Bug#1120999: RM: mono -- NBS; Automatic cruft removal fails because of reverse-dependencies ignoring Provides:

From Antoine Le Gonidec <debian@vv221.fr>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist
Subject Bug#1120999: RM: mono -- NBS; Automatic cruft removal fails because of reverse-dependencies ignoring Provides:
Date 2025-11-19 12:40 +0100
Message-ID <LSOHv-e7pW-15@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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Package: ftp.debian.org
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: mono@packages.debian.org
Control: affects -1 + src:mono
User: ftp.debian.org@packages.debian.org
Usertags: remove

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Some packages in src:mono have been consolidated into a smaller number of packages, the new packages have "Provides:" for all the old ones that should be removed.

The unattended removal of the obsolete packages is failing, cf. https://ftp-master.debian.org/cruft-report-daily.txt:
> * source package mono version 6.14.1+ds2-1 no longer builds
>   binary package(s): ca-certificates-mono ca-certificates-mono libmono-accessibility4.0-cil libmono-btls-interface4.0-cil libmono-cairo4.0-cil libmono-cecil-private-cil libmono-cil-dev libmono-cil-dev libmono-codecontracts4.0-cil libmono-compilerservices-symbolwriter4.0-cil libmono-corlib4.5-dll libmono-cscompmgd0.0-cil libmono-csharp4.0c-cil libmono-custommarshalers4.0-cil libmono-data-tds4.0-cil libmono-db2-1.0-cil libmono-debugger-soft4.0a-cil libmono-http4.0-cil libmono-i18n-cjk4.0-cil libmono-i18n-mideast4.0-cil libmono-i18n-other4.0-cil libmono-i18n-rare4.0-cil libmono-i18n-west4.0-cil libmono-i18n4.0-all libmono-i18n4.0-cil libmono-ldap4.0-cil libmono-management4.0-cil libmono-messaging-rabbitmq4.0-cil libmono-messaging4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-engine4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-framework4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-tasks-v4.0-4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-utilities-v4.0-4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-csharp4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-visualc10.0-cil libmono-microsoft-web-infrastructure1.0-cil libmono-oracle4.0-cil libmono-parallel4.0-cil libmono-peapi4.0a-cil libmono-posix4.0-cil libmono-rabbitmq4.0-cil libmono-relaxng4.0-cil libmono-security4.0-cil libmono-sharpzip4.84-cil libmono-simd4.0-cil libmono-smdiagnostics0.0-cil libmono-sqlite4.0-cil libmono-system-componentmodel-composition4.0-cil libmono-system-componentmodel-dataannotations4.0-cil libmono-system-configuration-install4.0-cil libmono-system-configuration4.0-cil libmono-system-core4.0-cil libmono-system-data-datasetextensions4.0-cil libmono-system-data-entity4.0-cil libmono-system-data-linq4.0-cil libmono-system-data-services-client4.0-cil libmono-system-data-services4.0-cil libmono-system-data4.0-cil libmono-system-deployment4.0-cil libmono-system-design4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing-design4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing4.0-cil libmono-system-dynamic4.0-cil libmono-system-enterpriseservices4.0-cil libmono-system-identitymodel-selectors4.0-cil libmono-system-identitymodel4.0-cil libmono-system-io-compression-filesystem4.0-cil libmono-system-io-compression4.0-cil libmono-system-json-microsoft4.0-cil libmono-system-json4.0-cil libmono-system-ldap-protocols4.0-cil libmono-system-ldap4.0-cil libmono-system-management4.0-cil libmono-system-messaging4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http-formatting4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http-webrequest4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http4.0-cil libmono-system-net4.0-cil libmono-system-numerics-vectors4.0-cil libmono-system-numerics4.0-cil libmono-system-reactive-core2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-debugger2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-experimental2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-interfaces2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-linq2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-observable-aliases0.0-cil libmono-system-reactive-platformservices2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-providers2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-runtime-remoting2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-windows-forms2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-windows-threading2.2-cil libmono-system-reflection-context4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-caching4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-durableinstancing4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-serialization-formatters-soap4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-serialization4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime4.0-cil libmono-system-security4.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel-activation4.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel-discovery4.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel-internals0.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel-routing4.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel-web4.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel4.0a-cil libmono-system-serviceprocess4.0-cil libmono-system-threading-tasks-dataflow4.0-cil libmono-system-transactions4.0-cil libmono-system-web-abstractions4.0-cil libmono-system-web-applicationservices4.0-cil libmono-system-web-dynamicdata4.0-cil libmono-system-web-extensions-design4.0-cil libmono-system-web-extensions4.0-cil libmono-system-web-http-selfhost4.0-cil libmono-system-web-http-webhost4.0-cil libmono-system-web-http4.0-cil libmono-system-web-mobile4.0-cil libmono-system-web-mvc3.0-cil libmono-system-web-razor2.0-cil libmono-system-web-regularexpressions4.0-cil libmono-system-web-routing4.0-cil libmono-system-web-services4.0-cil libmono-system-web-webpages-deployment2.0-cil libmono-system-web-webpages-razor2.0-cil libmono-system-web-webpages2.0-cil libmono-system-web4.0-cil libmono-system-windows-forms-datavisualization4.0a-cil libmono-system-windows-forms4.0-cil libmono-system-windows4.0-cil libmono-system-workflow-activities4.0-cil libmono-system-workflow-componentmodel4.0-cil libmono-system-workflow-runtime4.0-cil libmono-system-xaml4.0-cil libmono-system-xml-linq4.0-cil libmono-system-xml-serialization4.0-cil libmono-system-xml4.0-cil libmono-system4.0-cil libmono-tasklets4.0-cil libmono-webbrowser4.0-cil libmono-webmatrix-data4.0-cil libmono-windowsbase4.0-cil libmono-xbuild-tasks4.0-cil mono-4.0-gac mono-4.0-gac mono-4.0-service mono-4.0-service mono-csharp-shell mono-csharp-shell mono-dbg mono-dbg mono-gac mono-gac mono-mcs mono-mcs mono-xbuild mono-xbuild monodoc-base monodoc-base monodoc-manual monodoc-manual
>   on all
>   - suggested command:
>     dak rm -o -m "[auto-cruft] NBS (no longer built by mono - based on source metadata)" -s unstable -a all -p -R -b ca-certificates-mono ca-certificates-mono libmono-accessibility4.0-cil libmono-btls-interface4.0-cil libmono-cairo4.0-cil libmono-cecil-private-cil libmono-cil-dev libmono-cil-dev libmono-codecontracts4.0-cil libmono-compilerservices-symbolwriter4.0-cil libmono-corlib4.5-dll libmono-cscompmgd0.0-cil libmono-csharp4.0c-cil libmono-custommarshalers4.0-cil libmono-data-tds4.0-cil libmono-db2-1.0-cil libmono-debugger-soft4.0a-cil libmono-http4.0-cil libmono-i18n-cjk4.0-cil libmono-i18n-mideast4.0-cil libmono-i18n-other4.0-cil libmono-i18n-rare4.0-cil libmono-i18n-west4.0-cil libmono-i18n4.0-all libmono-i18n4.0-cil libmono-ldap4.0-cil libmono-management4.0-cil libmono-messaging-rabbitmq4.0-cil libmono-messaging4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-engine4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-framework4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-tasks-v4.0-4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-utilities-v4.0-4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-csharp4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-visualc10.0-cil libmono-microsoft-web-infrastructure1.0-cil libmono-oracle4.0-cil libmono-parallel4.0-cil libmono-peapi4.0a-cil libmono-posix4.0-cil libmono-rabbitmq4.0-cil libmono-relaxng4.0-cil libmono-security4.0-cil libmono-sharpzip4.84-cil libmono-simd4.0-cil libmono-smdiagnostics0.0-cil libmono-sqlite4.0-cil libmono-system-componentmodel-composition4.0-cil libmono-system-componentmodel-dataannotations4.0-cil libmono-system-configuration-install4.0-cil libmono-system-configuration4.0-cil libmono-system-core4.0-cil libmono-system-data-datasetextensions4.0-cil libmono-system-data-entity4.0-cil libmono-system-data-linq4.0-cil libmono-system-data-services-client4.0-cil libmono-system-data-services4.0-cil libmono-system-data4.0-cil libmono-system-deployment4.0-cil libmono-system-design4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing-design4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing4.0-cil libmono-system-dynamic4.0-cil libmono-system-enterpriseservices4.0-cil libmono-system-identitymodel-selectors4.0-cil libmono-system-identitymodel4.0-cil libmono-system-io-compression-filesystem4.0-cil libmono-system-io-compression4.0-cil libmono-system-json-microsoft4.0-cil libmono-system-json4.0-cil libmono-system-ldap-protocols4.0-cil libmono-system-ldap4.0-cil libmono-system-management4.0-cil libmono-system-messaging4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http-formatting4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http-webrequest4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http4.0-cil libmono-system-net4.0-cil libmono-system-numerics-vectors4.0-cil libmono-system-numerics4.0-cil libmono-system-reactive-core2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-debugger2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-experimental2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-interfaces2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-linq2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-observable-aliases0.0-cil libmono-system-reactive-platformservices2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-providers2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-runtime-remoting2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-windows-forms2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-windows-threading2.2-cil libmono-system-reflection-context4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-caching4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-durableinstancing4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-serialization-formatters-soap4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-serialization4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime4.0-cil libmono-system-security4.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel-activation4.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel-discovery4.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel-internals0.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel-routing4.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel-web4.0-cil libmono-system-servicemodel4.0a-cil libmono-system-serviceprocess4.0-cil libmono-system-threading-tasks-dataflow4.0-cil libmono-system-transactions4.0-cil libmono-system-web-abstractions4.0-cil libmono-system-web-applicationservices4.0-cil libmono-system-web-dynamicdata4.0-cil libmono-system-web-extensions-design4.0-cil libmono-system-web-extensions4.0-cil libmono-system-web-http-selfhost4.0-cil libmono-system-web-http-webhost4.0-cil libmono-system-web-http4.0-cil libmono-system-web-mobile4.0-cil libmono-system-web-mvc3.0-cil libmono-system-web-razor2.0-cil libmono-system-web-regularexpressions4.0-cil libmono-system-web-routing4.0-cil libmono-system-web-services4.0-cil libmono-system-web-webpages-deployment2.0-cil libmono-system-web-webpages-razor2.0-cil libmono-system-web-webpages2.0-cil libmono-system-web4.0-cil libmono-system-windows-forms-datavisualization4.0a-cil libmono-system-windows-forms4.0-cil libmono-system-windows4.0-cil libmono-system-workflow-activities4.0-cil libmono-system-workflow-componentmodel4.0-cil libmono-system-workflow-runtime4.0-cil libmono-system-xaml4.0-cil libmono-system-xml-linq4.0-cil libmono-system-xml-serialization4.0-cil libmono-system-xml4.0-cil libmono-system4.0-cil libmono-tasklets4.0-cil libmono-webbrowser4.0-cil libmono-webmatrix-data4.0-cil libmono-windowsbase4.0-cil libmono-xbuild-tasks4.0-cil mono-4.0-gac mono-4.0-gac mono-4.0-service mono-4.0-service mono-csharp-shell mono-csharp-shell mono-dbg mono-dbg mono-gac mono-gac mono-mcs mono-mcs mono-xbuild mono-xbuild monodoc-base monodoc-base monodoc-manual monodoc-manual
>   - broken Depends:
>     cecil: libmono-cecil-cil
>     dnlib: libdnlib2.1-cil
>     hexbox: monodoc-hexbox-manual
>     keepass2: keepass2
>     keepass2-plugin-keepassrpc: keepass2-plugin-keepassrpc
>     log4net: liblog4net1.2-cil
>     mono: mono-complete [amd64 arm64 armhf i386 ppc64el s390x]
>           mono-devel
>           mono-runtime-boehm [amd64 armhf i386 ppc64el s390x]
>           mono-runtime-sgen [amd64 arm64 armhf i386 ppc64el s390x]
>     opentk: libopentk1.1-cil
>             monodoc-opentk-manual
>     quickroute-gps: quickroute-gps [amd64 arm64 armhf i386 ppc64el s390x]
>     repetier-host: repetier-host
>   - broken Build-Depends:
>     dnlib: mono-xbuild
>     hexbox: mono-xbuild
>             monodoc-base
>     openmcdf: mono-xbuild
>     opentk: monodoc-base
>     quickroute-gps: mono-mcs
>                     mono-xbuild
>     repetier-host: libmono-cil-dev
>                    mono-xbuild
> 
> * source package mono version 6.14.1+ds2-1 no longer builds
>   binary package(s): libmono-2.0-1 libmono-2.0-dev libmono-profiler libmonosgen-2.0-1 libmonosgen-2.0-1-dbg libmonosgen-2.0-dev mono-complete mono-runtime-common mono-runtime-dbg mono-runtime-sgen mono-utils
>   on amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,ppc64el,s390x
>   - suggested command:
>     dak rm -o -m "[auto-cruft] NBS (no longer built by mono)" -s unstable -a amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,ppc64el,s390x -p -R -b libmono-2.0-1 libmono-2.0-dev libmono-profiler libmonosgen-2.0-1 libmonosgen-2.0-1-dbg libmonosgen-2.0-dev mono-complete mono-runtime-common mono-runtime-dbg mono-runtime-sgen mono-utils
>   - broken Depends:
>     mono: mono-devel
>           mono-runtime-boehm [amd64 armhf i386 ppc64el s390x]
> 
> * source package mono version 6.14.1+ds2-1 no longer builds
>   binary package(s): libmonoboehm-2.0-1 libmonoboehm-2.0-1-dbg libmonoboehm-2.0-dev mono-runtime-boehm
>   on amd64,armhf,i386,ppc64el,s390x
>   - suggested command:
>     dak rm -o -m "[auto-cruft] NBS (no longer built by mono)" -s unstable -a amd64,armhf,i386,ppc64el,s390x -p -R -b libmonoboehm-2.0-1 libmonoboehm-2.0-1-dbg libmonoboehm-2.0-dev mono-runtime-boehm
>   - broken Depends:
>     mono: mono-runtime-dbg
>           mono-utils

I triple-checked the dak commands, and they are safe to run. No real dependency nor build-dependency is going to break following that operation, as "Provides:" for all these packages are available from other packages built from current src:mono.

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