> On 11/28/2016 08:26 AM, Antonio Rojas wrote: >> El Mon, 28 Nov 2016 01:34:38 +0100, Bartłomiej Piotrowski escribió: >> >>> There is no way to remove epoch, ever. I know it looks ugly for some >>> packagers, but there is nothing to be ashamed for. We have it for a >>> reason, and if it's been added, it stays. >> >> I thought AUR packages were unsupported. Sure, it is nice to give them a >> higher version number when they are moved to the official repos to allow >> for a smooth upgrade, but that shouldn't be an enforced rule IMO. And >> removing epoch is a reasonable enough reason not to do it. >> > > I agree with that too. And with the other arguments above this can be > justified if you ask me. If we do it this way it would be easier for > others to notice the change and fix their installation. Without a news > people will start contacting me or on IRC how the hell they can fix > arduino (as AUR will the not exist anymore).
So on one hand you say that it deserves a news post and on the other you agree that AUR should be considered unsupported. Seems contradictory? Anyway, it looks like it could be handled with post_upgrade function. The problematic directory can be simply removed, you can also print message saying about deleting ~/.arduino15 (but guard it with vercmp please). Bartłomiej
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