FS#79896 - [veracrypt] Please consider splitting package

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by GanGrey (GanGrey) - Monday, 09 October 2023, 11:03 GMT
Last edited by Buggy McBugFace (bugbot) - Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:26 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Levente Polyak (anthraxx)
freswa (frederik)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
As VeraCrypt version 1.26.7 (which was released on 2023-10-01) removed support for TrueCrypt Mode and also RIPEMD160 and GOST89 algorithms, version 1.25.9 must be used to mount or convert old TrueCrypt volumes. So, please consider splitting this package to something like 'veracrypt' and 'veracrypt-legacy' or 'veracrypt-truecrypt-compat'.
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Closed by  Buggy McBugFace (bugbot)
Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:26 GMT
Reason for closing:  Moved
Additional comments about closing:  https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/p ackaging/packages/veracrypt/issues/3
Comment by loqs (loqs) - Monday, 09 October 2023, 13:27 GMT
An alternative would be a NEWS post warning of the need to convert veracrypt volumes using TrueCrypt, RIPEMD160 or GOST89 before updating to 1.26.7.
veracrypt-1.25.9 could be created and maintained in AUR.

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