On 12/02/2016 08:32 PM, Bartłomiej Piotrowski wrote: >> 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 >
Alright. I will just add a note in the upgrade install file, but no hardcoded remove command which might break other packages. Can you give me an example of the vercmp? I guess I only need to print this note for pre 1.6.12 upgrades then. Thats also a good suggestion.
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