Work is underway on Perl 5.26 packaging and test rebuilds

Known failures so far; logs online at

http://perl.debian.net/rebuild-logs/perl-5.26/report.html
http://perl.debian.net/rebuild-logs/perl-5.26-throwaway/report.html

Misc
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Packages needing binNMUs
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libsolv #865033 patch fixed-upstream
postgresql-9.6 #865020 patch fixed-upstream


perl reverse build dependencies test rebuilds ("perl-5.26-throwaway"):
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 Open bugs (filed / upgraded)

  fixed: xmltv t/test_filters.t failures: Unimplemented: POSIX::tmpnam() at blib/script/tv_to_latex line 40. #865045 + patch
  pending (DELAYED/5): swissknife #826505 (left brace in regexp) patch
  fixed: quilt #826502 (left brace in regexp) patch (removal?)
  fixed: libmp3-tag-perl #809352 (left brace in regexp) patch fixed-upstream
   -> pacpl_5.0.1-1 checking for perl module MP3::Tag
   ->? libaudio-file-perl_0.11-3 Failed test 'Audio::File::new()'
  fixed: metamonger_0.20150503-1 Unescaped left brace in regex is illegal #826497 + patch
  fixed: easygit_0.99-1 help2man: can't get `--help' info from ./eg #865477
  fixed: gri_2.12.23-10 #865482 Unescaped left brace in regex is illegal here in regex
  kdesrc-build_1.15.1-1.1 #826473 Unescaped left brace in regex is illegal here in regex
  fixed: libperlx-assert-perl_0.904-1 #826489 Unescaped left brace in regex is illegal here in regex fixed-upstream in 0.905; CDBS
  pending (DELAYED/5): nagios-plugin-check-multi_0.26-3 Unescaped left brace in regex is deprecated here #865888 + patch
  fixed: libapache2-authcookie-perl_3.26-1 Can't call method "ctx" on an undefined value #865893 fixed-upstream
  mutt /usr/lib/mutt/mailspell: use POSIX 'tmpnam'; #866312
  fixed (QA upload): html2ps uses POSIX::tmpnam() and others #866317 + patch
  libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl uses POSIX::tmpnam() #866320

 TODO: identified issues: file bugs / upgrade severity of existing ones
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cf. https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=POSIX.*tmpnam&perpkg=1
 	first pass done, might have missed some

"The encoding pragma is no longer supported"
https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=use\s%2Bencoding+filetype%3Aperl&perpkg=1
  #867046 gwhois -> pending (DELAYED/5)

unrelated FTBFS problems
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  dsc-statistics_201203250530-2.1 UNRELATED #811618
  debbugs_2.4.1.1  UNRELATED  #800287
  libalgorithm-permute-perl_0.12-3 UNRELATED #825012
  libdata-alias-perl_1.20-1 UNRELATED #825011
  libdevel-beginlift-perl_0.001003-1 UNRELATED #825231
  libical-parser-sax-perl_1.09-3 UNRELATED #806544
  libnet-jifty-perl_0.14-1 UNRELATED #825608
  libsearch-estraier-perl_0.09-5 UNRELATED #711615
  libtkx-perl_1.09-1 UNRELATED #824046
  libtm-perl_1.56-7 UNRELATED #812619 
  libxml-easyobj-perl_1.12-3 UNRELATED #797289
  libxml-validate-perl_1.025-2 UNRELATED #720666
  percona-xtrabackup_2.2.3-2.1 UNRELATED #811896
  qemu-launcher_1.7.4-1 UNRELATED #817305
  qpid-cpp_0.16-9 UNRELATED #811302 et al.
  mosh_1.3.0-1 UNRELATED no usable locale (builds OK with LC_ALL=>C.UTF-8 in .sbuildrc)
  libpoe-component-client-mpd-perl_2.001-1 build hangs
  	Can't locate object method "duration" via package "Audio::MPD::Common::Item::Song"
  	UNRELATED probably broken by new mpd

TODO: file minor(?) bugs about 'File::Glob::glob() will disappear in perl 5.30'
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 cloc_1.70-1
 bioperl_1.7.1-2
 fusioninventory-agent_2.3.16-1
 gbrowse_2.56+dfsg-2
 libbio-graphics-perl_2.40-1

TODO: investigate + file bugs:
  "Constants from lexical variables potentially modified elsewhere are deprecated. This will not be allowed in Perl 5.32"

'Dependency problems'
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 libtest-aggregate-perl_0.374-1 breaks with new Test-Simple #832127
 fixed: libtest-unixsock-perl_0.1-1 Build-Conflicts-Indep: libtest-simple-perl (>= 1.3) #865380
 rt-extension-sla_1.04-2 UNRELATED #851986