On 21-12-10 19:42, Kevin Morris via aur-dev wrote: > Alright. Now, please let me know what you guys think are some > good ideas for pruning out requests and ancient packages that > would not interrupt expected workflows or "accidently" remove > packages.
There are a lot of things that can be automated. Here's my wish list: 1. Cron - Automatically delete packages that have been orphaned for longer than x months. I think 3-6 months is reasonable. Popular packages tend to be maintained very quickly after they have been orphaned so I don't think this is too aggressive. Not to mention that the git repositories are still intact after deletion so if anyone wishes to re-add a previously deleted package, the history is there. 2. Cron - Automatically orphan packages that have been flagged out of date for longer than x months. I would think a month or two is a reasonable length of time for maintainers to either unflag the package or actually maintain the package. 3. Cron - Related to #1. Before removing the packages from the AUR, an automated email can be sent to aur-general with a list of packages about to be deleted and if anyone wants to maintain these, they're up for grabs. I think weekly would be a bit much, so maybe monthly? 4. I want a pony. There are currently over 72,000 packages, and only 60-odd Trusted Users ^W ^W Package Maintainers. Anything that eliminates time spent pruning the AUR is a welcome addition. -- George Rawlinson
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