On 31/05/14 09:34 AM, Florian Pritz wrote: > On 31.05.2014 15:24, Daniel Micay wrote: >> On 31/05/14 09:18 AM, Florian Pritz wrote: >>> I keep my aur packages in a git repo and if updates come I do my work >>> there. Ninja edits will only really be useful if the maintainer isn't >>> responsive so chances are they won't even notice the edit. Next time >>> they bump the package they probably won't add the ninja edit so it will >>> be lost. >> >> It can send a notification email with the diff if it doesn't already do >> that. > > You think people are going to read that if they don't read other > messages? Or is this features supposed to be used without first trying > to get the maintainer to fix the package? (e.g. send them a mail)
One use case would be updating a package before the maintainer gets around to it. Security vulnerabilities make prompt updates very important, and a maintainer lagging a bit behind now and then isn't enough of a reason to disown the package.
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