XPost: linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.devel.release 
 From: smcv@debian.org 
  
 On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 at 20:01:00 +0100, Simon McVittie wrote: 
 >glib2.0 (>= 2.86) in experimental has a couple of issues that need 
 >resolving before it can be uploaded to unstable 
  
 >* awesome: fixed upstream, the change is not yet in Debian or Ubuntu 
  
 Correction, this is not yet fixed upstream (but a patch has been 
 proposed). Marco has now reported the regression as 
 ; we think this is likely to be a real 
 issue affecting its users, and not just an autopkgtest regression. 
  
 awesome is a leaf package, so if necessary it could be temporarily 
 removed from testing. 
  
 gir1.2-glib-2.0 now has a versioned Breaks, which assumes that the next 
 upload of awesome (maintainer upload or NMU) will fix #1115591. 
  
 >* cinnamon: fixed in 6.4.12-1, currently in unstable, should migrate in 
 >  a few days 
  
 Tracking bug , the fixed version should 
 migrate tomorrow. (It has an unrelated RC bug, #1041646, but that isn't a 
 regression and doesn't block this transition.) 
  
 gir1.2-glib-2.0 has a versioned Breaks on older versions to avoid 
 breaking user systems. 
  
 > [cinnamon] might need a rebuild (binNMU or no-changes sourceful upload) 
 >  when the new GLib is available, I'm unsure on this particular point 
  
 Marco has confirmed that cinnamon will not need a rebuild. 
  
 >* cjs: fixed in Ubuntu (128.0-1ubuntu1) 
  
 Marco has confirmed that with the changes to cinnamon, it is not necessary 
 to change cjs as well, so we don't have to take any action here. 
  
 >* gjs: fixed in experimental but that's probably for a later transition; 
 >  in the meantime there are patches that could be backported 
  
 Tracking bug , fixed in unstable today. 
  
 gir1.2-glib-2.0 has a versioned Breaks on older versions to avoid 
 breaking user systems. 
  
 >* glib-d #1115332 
  
  is a build-time issue (FTBFS) so it 
 won't immediately break end-user systems. If glib-d is removed from 
 testing, the only collateral damage will be appstream-generator. 
  
 >* gnome-shell: fixed in experimental but that's a later transition; 
 >  there are patches that could be backported, but it will also need a 
 >  sourceful upload with a build-dependency on the new GLib if I 
 >  understand correctly 
  
 Actually the compatibility changes were already in gnome-shell 48.5. 
 I've uploaded 48.5-2 with a programmatically generated versioned 
 dependency on gir1.2-glib-2.0 (<< 2.86) or (>= 2.86), whichever one it 
 was built against, so that binNMU'ing it after the new glib2.0 goes to 
 unstable would be sufficient (although a coordinated sourceful upload 
 might be easier). 
  
 gir1.2-glib-2.0 has a versioned Breaks on older versions to avoid 
 breaking user systems. 
  
 >* pygobject: fixed in 3.50.0-6, currently in unstable, should migrate soon 
  
 Now fixed in testing, tracking bug: . 
 gir1.2-glib-2.0 has a versioned Breaks on older versions to avoid 
 breaking user systems. 
  
      smcv 
  
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