[Bug 2060858] Re: [SRU] rqsh fails to run

[Dave Jones]

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!

** Also affects: librdf-query-perl (Ubuntu Jammy)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: librdf-query-perl (Ubuntu Mantic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: librdf-query-perl (Ubuntu Focal)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: librdf-query-perl (Ubuntu Noble)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** 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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Title:
  [SRU] rqsh fails to run

Status in librdf-query-perl package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in librdf-query-perl source package in Focal:
  Confirmed
Status in librdf-query-perl source package in Jammy:
  Confirmed
Status in librdf-query-perl source package in Mantic:
  Confirmed
Status in librdf-query-perl source package in Noble:
  Confirmed
Status in librdf-query-perl package in Debian:
  Fix Released

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.

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