[needs-packaging] Please sync mrpt-2.0.1 from debian sid (in debian-mentors yet right now)

[Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco]

Dear Ubuntu maintainers,

* Debian mentors upload: https://mentors.debian.net/package/mrpt
* Direct .dsc link: https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/mrpt/mrpt_2.0.1-1.dsc

Short package description: set of C++ libraries and applications for mobile robotics algorithms, computer vision, and autonomous navigation. It is mentioned in 500+ scientific works [1], and the last version shipped with Ubuntu Eoan is 2+ years old (3 missed releases).

Please, consider importing the latest stable release of this package into Ubuntu 20.04
I know the Debian import freeze has passed, but we've been working really hard towards this new major release of the library, and couldn't make it before that date.

The new version 2.0.1 is right now sitting in Debian mentors, and is about to enter into Debian unstable.

MRPT 2.0.1 is ensured to build in the current version of 20.04 Focal, as tested in this PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~joseluisblancoc/+archive/ubuntu/mrpt/+packages

so in theory it shouldn't be problematic to update the version that currently exists in Ubuntu:
https://packages.ubuntu.com/source/eoan/mrpt
which is actually quite old (2+ years).

Any further question of doubt you might have, feel free of writing me!

Thanks for your time.

Best,
Jose Luis

[1] https://scholar.google.es/scholar?q=(MRPT+AND+ROBOT)+OR+%22Mobile+Robot+Programming+Toolkit%22

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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