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librdf-query-perl package

[SRU] rqsh fails to run

Bug #2060858 reported by Sudip Mukherjee
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librdf-query-perl (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
librdf-query-perl (Ubuntu)
Fix Committed
Undecided
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Focal
Confirmed
Undecided
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Jammy
Confirmed
Undecided
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Mantic
Confirmed
Undecided
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Noble
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

[ Impact ]

librdf-query-perl is almost unusable as rqsh will fail to run with the error:

$ rqsh
Can't locate Term/ReadKey.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Term::ReadKey module) (@INC entries checked: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.38.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.38.2 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.38 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.38 /usr/share/perl/5.38 /usr/local/lib/site_perl) at /usr/bin/rqsh line 14.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/rqsh line 14.

The error is because its missing one of the runtime dependencies.

[ Test Plan ]

1. install librdf-query-perl
2. execute rqsh

If the package is not fixed it will result in the above error.

With the fixed package we will reach the rqsh prompt:

$ rqsh
rqsh v1.0, RDF::Query v2.918

rqsh>

[ Where problems could occur ]

There is no change in code and it only fixes a runtime dependency and so imho, there is very little chance of any regression.

[ Other Info ]

It has already been fixed in Debian, so oracular will be fixed when it is synced from Debian.

[ Original Bug Description ]

rqsh fails to run with the error:

$ rqsh
Can't locate Term/ReadKey.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Term::ReadKey module) (@INC entries checked: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.38.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.38.2 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.38 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.38 /usr/share/perl/5.38 /usr/local/lib/site_perl) at /usr/bin/rqsh line 14.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/rqsh line 14.

See original description
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Sudip Mukherjee (sudipmuk) wrote (last edit ):

Issue also seen in Mantic, Jammy and Focal apart from Noble.

tags: added: jammy mantic noble
Changed in librdf-query-perl (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in librdf-query-perl (Debian):
status: Unknown → Fix Released
Sudip Mukherjee (sudipmuk)
tags: added: focal
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Sudip Mukherjee (sudipmuk) wrote :

Modified debdiff attached for Noble.

summary: - rqsh fails to run in Noble
+ [SRU] rqsh fails to run
description: updated
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Sudip Mukherjee (sudipmuk) wrote :

debdiff for Mantic.

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Sudip Mukherjee (sudipmuk) wrote :

debdiff attached for Jammy.

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Sudip Mukherjee (sudipmuk) wrote :

debdiff attached for Focal

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Dave Jones (waveform) wrote :

It was a little tricky to confirm this one, given that the missing dependency (libterm-readkey-perl) is seeded by server and cloud-image (so the problem didn't immediately manifest in my test containers!), but yes, confirmed. Targetting to affected releases.

One question about the proposed fix: it's adding libterm-readkey-perl to Depends, when upstream have fixed this by adding it to Recommends. I suspect upstream is correct in that the "intent" of the package is to provide a library for querying RDF, and rqsh is (presumably?) a simple utility for experimenting with that facility, not the "primary" artifact of the package. In other words, there exist users that could happily install librdf-query-perl as a dependency of some Perl-based system, use it successfully, and never notice (or care) that rqsh doesn't work, and who don't want the overhead of its dependencies installed as well.

Still, given the additional dependency in this case is already seeded in server and cloud-image, this really feels like splitting hairs, and I'd much rather the package "just works" for users. So, sponsoring!

Changed in librdf-query-perl (Ubuntu Focal):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in librdf-query-perl (Ubuntu Jammy):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in librdf-query-perl (Ubuntu Mantic):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in librdf-query-perl (Ubuntu Noble):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in librdf-query-perl (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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