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On 2025-02-17 07:48, Marco Atzeri via Cygwin wrote:
> On 17/02/2025 15:31, Sam Edge via Cygwin wrote:
>> On 17/02/2025 11:29, Federico Kircheis via Cygwin wrote:
>>> I just noted that the last version of mc (4.8.33-1) depends on python3.
>>
>> I mentioned this a while ago but the 'units' package also has a dependency on 
>> 'python39' and 'python39-requests'. This is purely because of the currency 
>> updater script (/usr/bin/unit_cur) I believe.
>>
>> I suspect that most people who want units want it for its physical unit 
>> conversion functionality and the proportion using it for up-to-date currency 
>> conversion is probably pretty small.
>>
>> Considering this, might it be an idea to remove those dependencies?
>>
> 
> side effect of our builing tool automatism.
> Removing this type of dependencies is a manual additional operation.
> 
> We should modify cygport to allow some dependecies to be excluded.
> 
> Time to look on it.

Similar to other packages like this, we could split into subpackage 
python-units-currency-updater, require it from the main package, and announce it 
will not be automatically installed in the next release, and will have to be 
selected in setup.
In the following release, drop any dependency and announce that.
Or do so in delayed -2 and -3 releases if upstream is not updated, as it is 
sometimes a year or two between updates, often depending on changes in 
standards? See https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/units/ for dates.
I could prep a test release -2 and announcement, and at some future time (how 
long?) if no upstream updates, untest to current stable; similarly thereafter 
with -3?

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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