Bug#1071657: libdebbugs-perl: Undeclared dependency on unpackaged Search::Estraier

On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 10:00:46AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> Package: libdebbugs-perl
> Version: 2.6.0
> Severity: important
> 
> While investigating failing autopkgtests in debbugs, I noticed that
> Debbugs::Estraier needs Search::Estraier.  This used to be in Debian,
> but was removed
> (https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libsearch-estraier-perl), and the
> dependency doesn't seem to be declared.
> 
> I'm not sure what to do about this.  Is there some other packaged
> substitute we could use instead?  Or would we have to fix up
> libsearch-estraier-perl and get it back into Debian?

The real issue is that hyperestraier itself has been removed from Debian.
Should we add it back ?  What does the Debian BTS use ?

Cheers,