php5-mcrypt has vanished from the repositories

[Dan O'Huiginn]

The php5-mcrypt source packages has been removed from ubuntu. The reason given at http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/removals.txt is:

(From Debian) [auto-cruft] obsolete source package

This applies to Debian, because they build php5-mcrypt from the php5 source. We don't; the changelog for the latest php5 merge states:

   - debian/control, debian/rules: Disable a few build dependencies and
     accompanying binary packages which we do not want to support in main:
     ...
     + libmcrypt-dev/php5-mcrypt (separate php-mcrypt source)

The result is that we don't have a php5-mcrypt package, either from separate source or from the php5 source. We need to either adjust php5 so it builds php5-mcrypt, or restore the separate php5-mcrypt source package.

This bug currently makes phpmyadmin (and likely other packages) uninstallable

[Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz)]

Confirmed. See bug #110637 or https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-motu/2007-June/001687.html for rationale.

[Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz)]

Version 5.2.3-0ubuntu1 is now in Ubuntu: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2007-July/004030.html.

[Nazar Mokrynskyi (nazar-pc)]

Several versions of ubuntu (current saucy) does not contain php5-mcrypt library.
Why, can't instal phpnyadmin and other CMS that require it?

[Ondřej Surý (ondrej)]

> Several versions of ubuntu (current saucy) does not contain php5-mcrypt library.

What are you talking about: http://packages.ubuntu.com/php5-mcrypt

> Why, can't install phpmyadmin and other CMS that require it?

PEBKAC?

Reading the documentation before filling/commenting on bug might help...
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

The bug reporting interface is not an user support forum, you might want to try askubuntu.com next time.