>> Deleted with the following message: >> >>>A single-line shell command is not worth its own package, let alone a >>>project on git hub. Such commands are better off as aliases. >> >> Seeing that was definitely a skypalming wtf moment. >> >> Regards, >> Xyne >> >> > >Please remove some other oneliners by that user: >* https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/owns-git/ >* https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/wordcount-git/notify/ >* https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/asciicam-git/ >* https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/current-network-git/ > >He has a few other packages that are "fewliners" e.g. >* https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dzen-clock-git/ >* https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/changed-files-git/ >* https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/export-chrome-bookmarks-git/ >* https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/random-git/ >* https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/noise-git/ >* https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/webcam-picture-git/ >* https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/retry-git/ > >IMHO at least some of them should be removed too.
I have removed those packages and am CC'ing the former maintainer. @Vanceza One-liners and trivial few-liners do not deserve their own packages. I think the best place for these would be a bashrc file, i.e. instead of hosting a separate git project for each trivial script, host a single project with all of them included as aliases (one-liners) or bash functions (few-liners) in a single file. Interested users could then clone the repo in their user directory, and source the file from their bashrc file (e.g. "source /path/to/git/repo/bashrc"). Updating would be as simple as cd'ing in the repo and running "git fetch...". It's actually even easier than updating packages from the AUR. I do not doubt that your intention is good and I hope that my actions and remarks will not discourage you from further contributions. Regards, Xyne