[aur-general] Deletion Request

[gadget3000]

Hi everyone,
I'm new here but I've been using Arch for about 1.5 years now.

lib32-libv4l (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20859) is in the AUR
but it's now provided by multilib/lib32-v4l-utils. The previous owner left a
notice in the comments and orphaned the package.

Regards,
Gadget3000

[aur-general] Some Removal Requests

[gadget3000]

taglib-wma (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2419) - Dead project
(URL is now http://umeshshankar.com/taglib-wma/). Does not build with latest
dependencies.
alacarte-xfce-devel (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=44362) - Dead
project. Does not build with latest dependencies.
tuxchan (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29399) - Dead project.
Dead download link and I can't find a mirror, therefore does not build.
netswitch (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=4197) - Dead project.
Depends on a dead package. Possibly now replaced by archassistant (
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netcfg#ArchAssistant_.28GUI.29).
snowballz (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7926) - Dead project
that no longer works due a using a deprecated module from python-rabbyt.
kimboot (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=10295) - Dead project.
Doesn't run with any version of python that I've tried.

User unikim also noted on the AUR Cleanup Day wiki page (
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR_Cleanup_Day) that
kdeicons-reflections-kde4 (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=50564)
 is a duplicate of kdeicons-reflektions-kde4 (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=50566).

[aur-general] Removal Request

[gadget3000]

splashy (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=10211) has been replaced
by splashy-full. Subsequently it has no maintainer and hasn't been updated
since August 09.

[aur-general] Removal Request

[gadget3000]

mpd-pulse (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18722) is deprecated as
mpd in [extra] has pulseaudio support built in. I checked this myself by
following the instructions here:
http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/PulseAudio#Setting_up_MPD and 'pulse' was indeed
outputted when running 'mpd --version'.

[aur-general] Some more removal requests

[gadget3000]

sliky (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2620) - Dead project as of
2009 (http://sourceforge.net/projects/silky/). Only 6 votes, abandonded
PKGBUILD which hasn't been updated since 2005
gmudix (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2546) - Dead project
(Project page no longer exists) and is quite old now as mudix is now at v4.3
while gmudix is stuck at v1. Abandonded PKGBUILD, 1 vote and hasn't been
updated since 2005.
emerald-secondlife-bin-alpha (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=37112)
- Dead source link and I can't find a mirror. New project page is
http://code.google.com/p/emeraldviewer/ It says alpha builds are on the
downloads page but no alpha packages exist. emerald-secondlife-bin (
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35694) exists as an alternative
package.

[aur-general] Removal Request

[gadget3000]

Please remove kernel26-sony (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49563)
because linux-sony (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51456) replaces
it.

[aur-general] Removal Request

[gadget3000]

tecnoballz-snapshot (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=4377) has been
replaced by tecnoballz (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45077)

Re: [aur-general] Some Removal Requests

[gadget3000]

Just so I know for future reference, why did you decide not to remove
snowballz?

Thanks,
Gadget3000



On 10 August 2011 22:22, Jelle van der Waa  wrote:

> On 08/10/2011 09:31 PM, gadget3000 wrote:
>
>> taglib-wma 
>> (http://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=2419<http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2419>)
>> - Dead project
>> (URL is now 
>> http://umeshshankar.com/**taglib-wma/<http://umeshshankar.com/taglib-wma/>).
>> Does not build with latest
>> dependencies.
>>
> done
>
>  alacarte-xfce-devel 
> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=44362<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=44362>)
>> - Dead
>> project. Does not build with latest dependencies.
>>
>
>  tuxchan 
> (http://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=29399<http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29399>)
>> - Dead project.
>> Dead download link and I can't find a mirror, therefore does not build.
>>
> done
>
>  netswitch 
> (http://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=4197<http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=4197>)
>> - Dead project.
>> Depends on a dead package. Possibly now replaced by archassistant (
>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/**index.php/Netcfg#**ArchAssistant_.28GUI.29<https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netcfg#ArchAssistant_.28GUI.29>
>> ).
>>
> done
>
>  snowballz 
> (http://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=7926<http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7926>)
>> - Dead project
>> that no longer works due a using a deprecated module from python-rabbyt.
>>
>
>  kimboot 
> (http://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=10295<http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=10295>)
>> - Dead project.
>> Doesn't run with any version of python that I've tried.
>>
> Done
>
>  User unikim also noted on the AUR Cleanup Day wiki page (
>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/**index.php/AUR_Cleanup_Day<https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR_Cleanup_Day>
>> )
>> that
>> kdeicons-reflections-kde4 (http://aur.archlinux.org/**
>> packages.php?ID=50564 <http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=50564>)
>>  is a duplicate of kdeicons-reflektions-kde4 (
>> https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=50566<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=50566>
>> ).
>>
> done
>
> --
> Jelle van der Waa
>
>
>

[aur-general] Removal Requests

[gadget3000]

falldown (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=11856) is a dead project
and has a dead source link. I can't find a mirror.
poker3d (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=9894) is a dead
multiplayer only project. Dead source link, I found a mirror here (
http://download.gna.org/underware/poker3d/gnulinux/fedora/fc6/src/redhat/SOURCES/)
but it's for a lower version.
nero (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6413) is a dead project and
has a dead source link. I can't find a mirror.
pokenet-client-svn (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=42470) looks
like a dead project (http://www.ohloh.net/p/pokenetonline). Homepage gives a
403 as does svnroot. No maintainer and no votes. Not updated since October.

[aur-general] Removal Request

[gadget3000]

glest-tileset-autumn (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21791) is
included in megaglest which is in [community] (Source:
http://www.titusgames.de/news.html#tilesets)

[aur-general] Dare I say it: AUR Cleanup Day

[gadget3000]

Hi aur-general,
With bug squashing day just around the corner and the recent mass orphaning
of a lot of out of date packages, it seems like as good a time as any to
start the discussion of the possibility of an AUR Cleanup Day 2011. It was
around September last year I believe?
Thoughts?

Regards,
Gadget3000

Re: [aur-general] Orphaning out-of-date packages

[gadget3000]

And thou shalt receive.
Yay for bash: http://underrun.org/~gadget/OrphanList.log

For those interested I used this:

wget -nc http://sprunge.us/SNGT
> touch OrphanList.log
> for i in $(cat SNGT | sort -n)
> do
> echo $i $(/usr/share/namcap-reports/scripts/community-maintainer.sh
> $i) | tee -a OrphanList.log
> done
> cat OrphanList.log | column -t > tempfile
> mv tempfile OrphanList.log


Gadget3000



On 14 August 2011 11:41, Baptiste  wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 08:55:35AM +0200, Magnus Therning wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 02:51:33AM +0200, Lukas Fleischer wrote:
> > > Andrea suggested this about two months ago [1] - it's time to take
> > > the gloves off. I just created a list of packages that have been
> > > flagged out-of-date for almost 6 months now and still have a
> > > maintainer [2].
> > >
> > > If you maintain any of these packages, feel free to update it. I
> > > will re-generate that list and mass orphan affected packages in a
> > > week's time.
> > >
> > > [1]
> http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2011-June/014792.html
> > > [2] http://sprunge.us/SNGT
> >
> > It would be useful to also include the maintainers name in that list,
> > and then sort it.
> >
> > /M
>
> +1 for sorting alphabetically, and adding the maintainer name is not a
> bad idea.
>
> zorun
>
> --
> "C'est mieux, mais il y a plus cher ailleurs" :
>   _   _ _   _   ___ _
>  / ___| \ | | | | | / / |   (_)_ __  _   ___  __
> | |  _|  \| | | | |/ /| |   | | '_ \| | | \ \/ /
> | |_| | |\  | |_| / / | |___| | | | | |_| |>  <
>  \|_| \_|\___/_/  |_|_|_| |_|\__,_/_/\_\
>
> GNU/Linux fan && Archlinux user
>
>

[aur-general] Removal Request

[gadget3000]

tux-ragnarok-full (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34062) - Dead
multiplayer project. Dead source link and I can't find a mirror. 3 votes and
hasn't been updated since Feb 2010. No maintainer.

[aur-general] Removal Request

[gadget3000]

theforgottenserver-svn (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21881) The
svn repository is no longer available to the public (Source:
http://otland.net/f55/moved-private-subversion-11833/). There used to be a
public repository at "http://svn.otland.net/public/forgottenserver"; but that
no longer exists (Since February 2009 by looks of the forum post edit). 2
votes and no maintainer.

Re: [aur-general] Flash 10.1 and kernel26 packages

[gadget3000]

By the looks of it both flashplugins are used by devs for testing their
flash apps on older versions of flash. Neither are considered popular but
both have a use so I vote that they should stay.

As for the kernel26 packages I don't know how it worked in the past with
kernel24 packages but I think a month after the movement of linux from
testing to core seems a reasonable amount of time before deleting them.
Ultimately it's up to the TU's though.

Gadget3000



On 15 August 2011 15:52, Det  wrote:

> On 12.8.2011 19:12, Det wrote:
>
>> Hi all you electronic mail readers,
>>
>> There was some talk some time ago I think concerning the removal of the
>> Flash10.1 packages. I thought I'd bring it back up. Here are the links:
>>
>> flashplugin-10.1: 
>> http://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=47029<http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47029>
>> lib32-flashplugin10.1: 
>> http://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=49982<http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49982>
>>
>> Then another thing is those kernel26- packages (all 59 of 'em). Is there
>> some deadline until all the ones that hasn't been updated or converted into
>> linux- alternatives should be removed?:
>>
>> http://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?K=kernel26&SeB=n&**PP=100<http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?K=kernel26&SeB=n&PP=100>
>>
>>  Thanks, byyye
>>  Det
>>
>> End of electronic guru mail.
>>
> This is a tricky one I know. What about just the Flash10.1 packages?
>
>

[aur-general] Removal Request

[gadget3000]

freedoko-bin32 (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29644). It exists
as freedoko 
(http://aur.archlinux.org/packagesreson.php?.php?ID=15705)
and I can't find a reason for a 32-bit only version. No votes, no maintainer
and out of date.

[aur-general] Removal Requests

[gadget3000]

netmaze (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=1842) - Very old (1996)
unfinished multiplayer game. 2 votes, no maintainer, PKGBUILD not updated
since 2005.
fxsudoku 
(https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=Merge/4053)
- Dead project, dead source link. Mirrors exist but it only has 2 votes, no
maintainer and the PKGBUILD hasn't been updated since 2006.

Lastly, what is the 'policy' around old games and putting a link to the
actual game data? Some people would class it as abandonware but if it is
still sold then surely it isn't abandonware and is just piracy.
For example hmm2 (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33015), doom2 (
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33036) and dune2 (
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33037) all have a source link to
the rar-ed game data at oldgames.ru.

[aur-general] Deletion Requests

[gadget3000]

acnchess-svn (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32470). Project now
uses git. An acnchess-git package does not yet exist but acnchess-svn only
has 2 votes anyway and acnchess does exist.

vulturesclaw (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14157) and
vultureseye (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=520) have both been
replaced by vulture-nethack (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48815)
due to project name changes (Source: http://www.darkarts.co.za/vulture/about
)

Re: [aur-general] aurdupes 0.6 released

[gadget3000]

parcellite-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31471) has been
replaced by parcellite-svn (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19919)

Gadget3000


On 24 August 2011 18:09, Stefan Husmann  wrote:

> Am 24.08.2011 06:06, schrieb Gour-Gadadhara Dasa:
>
>  On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:47:00 +0200
>> Stefan Husmann>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  customizepkg-new is a fork of customizepkg, not a devel version.
>>>
>>
>> Does any other AUR helper (besides yaourt) work with customizepkg(-new)?
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Gour
>>
>>
> autoaur does so.
>
>

Re: [aur-general] aurdupes 0.6 released

[gadget3000]

qtiplot-newest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47810) simply
intends to update versions numbers quicker than the repository. I'm not sure
what the rules are surrounding this situation.
uqm-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51672) has similar
intentions.
libmowgli-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47375) does the
same thing and is currently orphaned.
libdrm-newest https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22973 does the same
thing and is actively maintained.
libksba-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=50960) did the
same thing but "Libksba 1.2 is now in [Extra]. This package is no longer
required." and has subsequently been orphaned.
tremulous-updated (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21426) does/did
the same thing (the tremelous project hasn't been updated since 2009).
libdvdnav-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17355) does/did the
same thing (the project hasn't been updated since 2008).
telepathy-glib-newest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=50140) also
does this. It is currently orphaned. The submitter says in the comments:
"This package will be needed until telepathy-glib on extra is updated to
0.15.1."
lyx-newest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48936) looks like it
does the same thing but has changed a few couple flags in the process.

I'll edit the original duplicates list once these packages have been
processed by a TU.



On 28 August 2011 23:07, gadget3000  wrote:

> parcellite-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31471) has
> been replaced by parcellite-svn (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19919)
>
> Gadget3000
>
>
>
> On 24 August 2011 18:09, Stefan Husmann wrote:
>
>> Am 24.08.2011 06:06, schrieb Gour-Gadadhara Dasa:
>>
>>  On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:47:00 +0200
>>> Stefan Husmann
>>> >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  customizepkg-new is a fork of customizepkg, not a devel version.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Does any other AUR helper (besides yaourt) work with customizepkg(-new)?
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Gour
>>>
>>>
>> autoaur does so.
>>
>>
>

Re: [aur-general] Deletion Requests

[gadget3000]

dwarffortress-graphics (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38076) has
been replaced by dwarffortress-mayday (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=43936)
clickosquare (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=43425) - Dead
project since 2002. No maintainer and only 7 votes.

Gadget3000



On 28 August 2011 23:37, Thomas Dziedzic  wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 4:28 PM, gadget3000  wrote:
> > acnchess-svn (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32470). Project
> now
> > uses git. An acnchess-git package does not yet exist but acnchess-svn
> only
> > has 2 votes anyway and acnchess does exist.
> >
> > vulturesclaw (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14157) and
> > vultureseye (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=520) have both
> been
> > replaced by vulture-nethack (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48815)
> > due to project name changes (Source:
> http://www.darkarts.co.za/vulture/about
> > )
> >
>
> done
>
>

Re: [aur-general] Deletion Requests

[gadget3000]

I don't think I flagged either package out of date but either way thanks for
letting me know about old projects. I'm still a bit of a noob here :P
I do have a question though. What if it's an old multiplayer only project? I
nobody plays it, nobody will want to use it.

Gadget3000



On 29 August 2011 11:31, Heiko Baums  wrote:

> Am Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:28:50 +0200
> schrieb Heiko Baums :
>
> > Am Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:59:32 +0100
> > schrieb gadget3000 :
> >
> > > clickosquare
> > > (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=43425) - Dead project
> > > since 2002. No maintainer and only 7 votes.
> >
> > Actually I'm not a TU and don't know this package, but I think as long
> > as it works there's no need to remove it just because it's old and not
> > developed anymore.
> >
> > If it's not developed anymore a maintainer is not necessary to be able
> > to install it.
> >
> > Such a package could be removed if it doesn't work anymore or has
> > security issues.
>
> And, btw., there's no need to flag it as out-of-date, if there's no new
> upstream version. "Out-of-date" doesn't mean the package is old.
> "Out-of-date" means there's a newer upstream version available.
>
> Heiko
>
>

Re: [aur-general] aurdupes 0.6 released

[gadget3000]

ib
* metslib-newest https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=43739 (alias)
* metslib https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=39618
parcellite
* parcellite [community]
* parcellite-latest https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31471 (alias)
pyblosxom
* pyblosxom https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17253
* pyblosxom-new https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35982 (alias)
reciteword
* reciteword https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=16066
* reciteword-new https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=41925 (alias)
spideroak
* spideroak https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24401
* spideroak-latest https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47096 (alias)
stardict-ncce-ce
* stardict-ncce-ce https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19437
* stardict-ncce-ce-new https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40850(alias)
stardict-ncce-ec
* stardict-ncce-ec-new https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40851(alias)
* stardict-ncce-ec https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19438

xf86-video-intel
* xf86-video-intel [extra]
* xf86-video-intel-newest https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22968(alias)
yaffs2utils
* yaffs2utils https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49768
* yaffs2utils-latest https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46674 (alias)



Gadget3000



On 29 August 2011 02:52, Stefan Husmann  wrote:

> Am 29.08.2011 00:31, schrieb gadget3000:
>
>  qtiplot-newest 
> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=47810<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47810>)
>> simply
>> intends to update versions numbers quicker than the repository. I'm not
>> sure
>> what the rules are surrounding this situation.
>> uqm-new 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=51672<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51672>)
>> has similar
>> intentions.
>> libmowgli-new 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=47375<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47375>)
>> does the
>> same thing and is currently orphaned.
>> libdrm-newest 
>> https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=22973<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22973>does
>>  the same
>> thing and is actively maintained.
>> libksba-latest 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=50960<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=50960>)
>> did the
>> same thing but "Libksba 1.2 is now in [Extra]. This package is no longer
>> required." and has subsequently been orphaned.
>> tremulous-updated 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=21426<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21426>)
>> does/did
>> the same thing (the tremelous project hasn't been updated since 2009).
>> libdvdnav-new 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=17355<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17355>)
>> does/did the
>> same thing (the project hasn't been updated since 2008).
>> telepathy-glib-newest 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=50140<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=50140>)
>> also
>> does this. It is currently orphaned. The submitter says in the comments:
>> "This package will be needed until telepathy-glib on extra is updated to
>> 0.15.1."
>> lyx-newest 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=48936<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48936>)
>> looks like it
>> does the same thing but has changed a few couple flags in the process.
>>
>> I'll edit the original duplicates list once these packages have been
>> processed by a TU.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 28 August 2011 23:07, gadget3000  wrote:
>>
>>  parcellite-latest 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=31471<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31471>)
>>> has
>>> been replaced by parcellite-svn (
>>> https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=19919<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19919>
>>> )
>>>
>>> Gadget3000
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 24 August 2011 18:09, Stefan 
>>> Husmann
>>> >wrote:
>>>
>>>  Am 24.08.2011 06:06, schrieb Gour-Gadadhara Dasa:
>>>>
>>>>  On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:47:00 +0200
>>>>
>>>>> Stefan Husmannhttp://online.de><
>>>>> stefan-husmann@t-**online.de >
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  customizepkg-new is a fork of customizepkg, not a devel version.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Does any other AUR helper (besides yaourt) work with
>>>>> customizepkg(-new)?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> Gour
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  autoaur does so.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>  removed all but the one that is maintained by a TU.
>
>

Re: [aur-general] Deletion Requests

[gadget3000]

>
> One other thing. The votes are meant for having a package moved to
> [community] and not for having it kept in AUR. The minimum of required
> votes are 10 as far as I know. So a package with 7 votes is not that
> far away from that.


Ah, I thought it was 20 votes but with a bit of wiki searching that was
apparently an old minimum. I usually quote the votes because "Votes are an
indicator of package interest or usage." (Source:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Community#Minimum_Vote_Requirement). I
guess the key word in that sentence is indicator!

Do any pages of definitive rules/guidelines  exist?

Thanks,

Gadget3000



On 29 August 2011 12:17, Heiko Baums  wrote:

> Am Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:59:06 +0100
> schrieb gadget3000 :
>
> > I don't think I flagged either package out of date but either way
> > thanks for letting me know about old projects. I'm still a bit of a
> > noob here :P
>
> I don't know who has flagged this package as out-of-date, but it was.
> So I mentioned it.
>
> This button is abused quite often. Unfortunately there are some people
> who regularly flag a package as out-of-date just because they think
> there are bugs in the PKGBUILD and they are just waiting for a new
> version of the PKGBUILD - so they misuse it as their personal bug
> tracker - or in this case because they probably think that a package is
> "too" old for their taste.
>
> > I do have a question though. What if it's an old
> > multiplayer only project? I nobody plays it, nobody will want to use
> > it.
>
> I guess, if the servers aren't accessible anymore then this game can be
> considered as unusable anymore. So I guess it won't work anymore
> except if there's also a single player mode.
>
> One other thing. The votes are meant for having a package moved to
> [community] and not for having it kept in AUR. The minimum of required
> votes are 10 as far as I know. So a package with 7 votes is not that
> far away from that.
>
> Heiko
>
>

Re: [aur-general] aurdupes 0.6 released

[gadget3000]

*Packages created to update others:*
haskell-xmpp-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32418) was
created to update haskell-xmpp (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30218) more quickly. The
maintainer is happy for it to be deleted, as stated in the comments.
hdate-applet-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=42660) was
created to update hdate-applet (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=4353) more quickly (I presume). It
currently has no votes or maintainer.
hspell-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=44608) presumably
had similar intentions for hspell [extra]. It currently has no votes or
maintainer.
pyblosxom-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35982) presumably
had similar intentions for pyblosxom (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17253) and is maintained by
an inactive maintainer so it has old dependencies that haven't worked since
at least Oct 2010.
stardict-ncce-ce-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40850) I
think was created to fix the source links of stardict-ncce-ce (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19437) after the project was
removed from sourceforge. It currently has no maintainer or votes and
stardict-ncce-ce is also orphaned.
stardict-ncce-ec-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40851) did
the same thing for stardict-ncce-ec (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19438). It also is orphaned and
has no votes and stardict-ncce-ec is also orphaned.

*Packages created for other reasons:*
idjc-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35076) is poorly
named and should be called idjc-git
lazarus-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26708) is poorly
named and should be called lazarus-svn, which already exists (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18729) but is orphaned.
reciteword-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=41925) was created
to fix the PKGBUILD of pyblosxom (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17253), which is currently
orphaned.
spideroak-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47096) is poorly
named and should be called spideroak-beta. It is actively maintained.
xf86-video-intel-newest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22968) is
poorly named and should probably be called xf86-video-intel-alpha. I'm not
sure what is the norm around alpha packages so please let me know what
happens with this one.
yaffs2utils-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46674) is
poorly named and should be called yaffs2utils-snapshot but it's maintained
by someone with an @archlinux email address so I think I'm mistaken on this
one. Let me know what you think.

*Awaiting maintainer responses:*
ipset-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49724)
john-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38152)
josm-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13569)
metslib-newest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=43739)


And that's the current, whole list processed!

Gadget3000


On 29 August 2011 14:20, Stefan Husmann  wrote:

> Am 29.08.2011 13:13, schrieb gadget3000:
>
>  *Packages created to update others:*
>> dar-newest 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=51785<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51785>)
>> wanted to
>> update dar [community] more quickly. It has been abandonded and only has 1
>> vote.
>> deja-dup-new 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=35144<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35144>)
>> has similar
>> intentions for deja-dup (https://aur.archlinux.org/**
>> packages.php?ID=28835 <https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28835>).
>> I
>> have just flagged deja-dup as out of date.
>> evilvte-new 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=51769<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51769>)
>> had similar
>> intentions for evilvte 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=16727<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=16727>)
>> and
>> has since been abandoned. It has no votes.
>> extcalc-new 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=36578<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36578>)
>> has similar
>> intentions for extcalc 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=22084<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22084>
>> ),
>> which was a year out of date at the time of extcalc-new's creation.
>> flashrom-svn-new 
>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=45519<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45519>)
>> had
>> similar intentions for flashrom-svn (
>> https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=23390<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23390>).
>> It has since been
>> abandoned and may have even been deleted

Re: [aur-general] aurdupes 0.6 released

[gadget3000]

john-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38152) was created to
either update [community] or include a patch which is now included in
[community] anyway. It's just been orphaned.

Gadget3000



On 29 August 2011 20:46, gadget3000  wrote:

> *Packages created to update others:*
> haskell-xmpp-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32418) was
> created to update haskell-xmpp (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30218) more quickly. The
> maintainer is happy for it to be deleted, as stated in the comments.
> hdate-applet-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=42660) was
> created to update hdate-applet (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=4353) more quickly (I presume).
> It currently has no votes or maintainer.
> hspell-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=44608) presumably
> had similar intentions for hspell [extra]. It currently has no votes or
> maintainer.
> pyblosxom-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35982) presumably
> had similar intentions for pyblosxom (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17253) and is maintained by
> an inactive maintainer so it has old dependencies that haven't worked since
> at least Oct 2010.
> stardict-ncce-ce-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40850) I
> think was created to fix the source links of stardict-ncce-ce (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19437) after the project was
> removed from sourceforge. It currently has no maintainer or votes and
> stardict-ncce-ce is also orphaned.
> stardict-ncce-ec-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40851) did
> the same thing for stardict-ncce-ec (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19438). It also is orphaned and
> has no votes and stardict-ncce-ec is also orphaned.
>
> *Packages created for other reasons:*
> idjc-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35076) is poorly
> named and should be called idjc-git
> lazarus-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26708) is poorly
> named and should be called lazarus-svn, which already exists (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18729) but is orphaned.
> reciteword-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=41925) was
> created to fix the PKGBUILD of pyblosxom (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17253), which is currently
> orphaned.
> spideroak-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47096) is
> poorly named and should be called spideroak-beta. It is actively maintained.
> xf86-video-intel-newest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22968)
> is poorly named and should probably be called xf86-video-intel-alpha. I'm
> not sure what is the norm around alpha packages so please let me know what
> happens with this one.
> yaffs2utils-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46674) is
> poorly named and should be called yaffs2utils-snapshot but it's maintained
> by someone with an @archlinux email address so I think I'm mistaken on this
> one. Let me know what you think.
>
> *Awaiting maintainer responses:*
> ipset-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49724)
> john-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38152)
> josm-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13569)
> metslib-newest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=43739)
>
>
> And that's the current, whole list processed!
>
> Gadget3000
>
>
> On 29 August 2011 14:20, Stefan Husmann wrote:
>
>> Am 29.08.2011 13:13, schrieb gadget3000:
>>
>>  *Packages created to update others:*
>>> dar-newest 
>>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=51785<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51785>)
>>> wanted to
>>> update dar [community] more quickly. It has been abandonded and only has
>>> 1
>>> vote.
>>> deja-dup-new 
>>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=35144<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35144>)
>>> has similar
>>> intentions for deja-dup (https://aur.archlinux.org/**
>>> packages.php?ID=28835 <https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28835>).
>>> I
>>> have just flagged deja-dup as out of date.
>>> evilvte-new 
>>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=51769<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51769>)
>>> had similar
>>> intentions for evilvte (https://aur.archlinux.org/**
>>> packages.php?ID=16727 <https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=16727>)
>>> and
>>> has since been abandoned. It has no votes.
>>> extcalc-new 
>>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=36578<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36578&g

Re: [aur-general] aurdupes 0.6 released

[gadget3000]

ipset-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49724) was created to
update ipset (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=16553). The
maintainer is happy for it to be removed (see comments).


Gadget3000



On 30 August 2011 09:56, gadget3000  wrote:

> john-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38152) was created
> to either update [community] or include a patch which is now included in
> [community] anyway. It's just been orphaned.
>
> Gadget3000
>
>
>
> On 29 August 2011 20:46, gadget3000  wrote:
>
>> *Packages created to update others:*
>> haskell-xmpp-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32418) was
>> created to update haskell-xmpp (
>> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30218) more quickly. The
>> maintainer is happy for it to be deleted, as stated in the comments.
>> hdate-applet-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=42660) was
>> created to update hdate-applet (
>> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=4353) more quickly (I presume).
>> It currently has no votes or maintainer.
>>  hspell-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=44608)
>> presumably had similar intentions for hspell [extra]. It currently has no
>> votes or maintainer.
>> pyblosxom-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35982)
>> presumably had similar intentions for pyblosxom (
>> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17253) and is maintained by
>> an inactive maintainer so it has old dependencies that haven't worked since
>> at least Oct 2010.
>> stardict-ncce-ce-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40850) I
>> think was created to fix the source links of stardict-ncce-ce (
>> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19437) after the project was
>> removed from sourceforge. It currently has no maintainer or votes and
>> stardict-ncce-ce is also orphaned.
>> stardict-ncce-ec-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40851)
>> did the same thing for stardict-ncce-ec (
>> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19438). It also is orphaned and
>> has no votes and stardict-ncce-ec is also orphaned.
>>
>> *Packages created for other reasons:*
>> idjc-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35076) is poorly
>> named and should be called idjc-git
>> lazarus-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26708) is
>> poorly named and should be called lazarus-svn, which already exists (
>> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18729) but is orphaned.
>> reciteword-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=41925) was
>> created to fix the PKGBUILD of pyblosxom (
>> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17253), which is currently
>> orphaned.
>>  spideroak-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47096) is
>> poorly named and should be called spideroak-beta. It is actively maintained.
>> xf86-video-intel-newest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22968)
>> is poorly named and should probably be called xf86-video-intel-alpha. I'm
>> not sure what is the norm around alpha packages so please let me know what
>> happens with this one.
>>  yaffs2utils-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46674) is
>> poorly named and should be called yaffs2utils-snapshot but it's maintained
>> by someone with an @archlinux email address so I think I'm mistaken on this
>> one. Let me know what you think.
>>
>> *Awaiting maintainer responses:*
>> ipset-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49724)
>> john-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38152)
>> josm-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13569)
>> metslib-newest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=43739)
>>
>>
>> And that's the current, whole list processed!
>>
>> Gadget3000
>>
>>
>> On 29 August 2011 14:20, Stefan Husmann wrote:
>>
>>> Am 29.08.2011 13:13, schrieb gadget3000:
>>>
>>>  *Packages created to update others:*
>>>> dar-newest 
>>>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=51785<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51785>)
>>>> wanted to
>>>> update dar [community] more quickly. It has been abandonded and only has
>>>> 1
>>>> vote.
>>>> deja-dup-new 
>>>> (https://aur.archlinux.org/**packages.php?ID=35144<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35144>)
>>>> has similar
>>>> intentions for deja-dup (https://aur.archlinux.org/**
>>>> packages.php?ID=28835 <https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28835>).

[aur-general] Deletion Requests

[gadget3000]

pylast(https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21758) has been replaced by
python-pylast (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45128) and
python2-pylast (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45119)
facebook-google-sync (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34330) is a
dead project that no longer functions due to facebook updates. It's a sh &
curl script that could potentially be rewritten. The script is included in
the src archive.

Gadget3000

[aur-general] VCS Packages

[gadget3000]

*Dead repo due to dead project. I can't find any mirrors:*
qutim-protocol-icq-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33004).
ICQ support is now built into qutim anyway (http://qutim.org/)
omvviewer-artwork-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24456). It
is now built into omvviewer anyway (
http://git.byteme.org.uk/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=snowglobe.git;a=summary)
bash-view-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34592)

*Repo has moved:*
mcabber-module-ping-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31820)
had moved to mercurial but is now included in mcabber-hg (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26873) anyway
All mcabber-module-*-git packages have moved to mercurial. Some may also be
built into mcabber-hg now as well.
pastebin-cli-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46621) now uses
svn. pastebin-cli-svn does not yet exist so I've left a comment on the
package.
thunar-actions-plugin-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30184)
now uses svn. thunar-actions-plugin-svn does not yet exist.
lingo-dictionary-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49590) now
uses bzr and has been replaced by lingo-dictionary-bzr (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49764)
python-commons-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47324) now
uses svn. python-commons-svn does not exist yet.

*Unmaintained repos:*
eee-control-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25437). The
PKGBUILD uses a dead repo but there is a mirror here (
https://github.com/amorozov/eee-control), though upstream hasn't been
updated since 2009 (Is this long enough to wait before considering it as
unmaintained?). No votes or maintainer. eee-control (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22076) still exists.

*Other requests:*
caw (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28856) is the same as caw-git
(https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29425). Upstream is no longer in
development.


Gadget3000

Re: [aur-general] VCS Packages

[gadget3000]

*Dead repo due to dead project. I can't find any mirrors:*
evil-poison-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27852)
qutim-protocol-mrim-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33005).
Unsure if mrim is built into qutim now or not.
axkb-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25243). axkb still
exists (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2).

*Repo has moved:*
phinix-svn (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24168) was replaced
by phinix-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48443).
phinix-git's repo died, but only between April and now so another git repo
may pop up soon.
tinyos-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35948) has been
replaced by tinyos-svn (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46714)

*Unmaintained repos:*


*Other requests:*
3dslicer-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45280) has been
replaced by 3dslicer-svn (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45301)


*(Just for reference). Repo has moved. Needs a replacement package before
merging/deletion:*
All mcabber-module-*-git packages have moved to mercurial. Some may also be
built into mcabber-hg now as well.
pastebin-cli-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46621) now uses
svn.
thunar-actions-plugin-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30184)
now uses svn.
python-commons-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47324) now
uses svn.
thrift-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17977) now uses svn.
phinix-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48443). Dead repo. I
can't find a mirror but the repo died only between April and now so another
may pop up soon.



Gadget3000

P.S. Thanks for processing the others, Florian.




On 1 September 2011 13:22, Florian Pritz  wrote:

> On 01.09.2011 12:07, gadget3000 wrote:
> > *Dead repo due to dead project. I can't find any mirrors:*
> > qutim-protocol-icq-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33004
> ).
> > ICQ support is now built into qutim anyway (http://qutim.org/)
>
> removed
>
> > omvviewer-artwork-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24456).
> It
> > is now built into omvviewer anyway (
> > http://git.byteme.org.uk/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=snowglobe.git;a=summary)
>
> removed
>
> > bash-view-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34592)
>
> removed
>
> >
> > *Repo has moved:*
> > mcabber-module-ping-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31820
> )
> > had moved to mercurial but is now included in mcabber-hg (
> > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26873) anyway
>
> removed
>
> > All mcabber-module-*-git packages have moved to mercurial. Some may also
> be
> > built into mcabber-hg now as well.
> > pastebin-cli-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46621) now
> uses
> > svn. pastebin-cli-svn does not yet exist so I've left a comment on the
> > package.
> > thunar-actions-plugin-git (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30184)
> > now uses svn. thunar-actions-plugin-svn does not yet exist.
>
> > python-commons-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47324) now
> > uses svn. python-commons-svn does not exist yet.
>
> Please create the new packages first so comments and votes can be merged.
>
> > lingo-dictionary-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49590)
> now
> > uses bzr and has been replaced by lingo-dictionary-bzr (
> > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49764)
>
> removed and merged
>
> >
> > *Unmaintained repos:*
> > eee-control-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25437). The
> > PKGBUILD uses a dead repo but there is a mirror here (
> > https://github.com/amorozov/eee-control), though upstream hasn't been
> > updated since 2009 (Is this long enough to wait before considering it as
> > unmaintained?). No votes or maintainer.
>
> removed
>
> > eee-control (
> > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22076) still exists.
>
> >
> > *Other requests:*
> > caw (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28856) is the same as
> caw-git
> > (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29425). Upstream is no longer
> in
> > development.
>
> caw removed. I'll keep caw-git in case someone finds a new repo.
>
> --
> Florian Pritz
>
>

Re: [aur-general] VCS Packages

[gadget3000]

*Dead repo due to dead project. I can't find any mirrors:*
kidentd-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=37137)
wolman-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18867)

*Repo has moved:*
pyjavascriptcore-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36133) has
been replaced by pyjavascriptcore-bzr (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34295)
pidgin-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26671). This didn't
use an official repo, instead it used a clone. Officially pidgin uses
monotone (http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/UsingPidginMonotone). I'm not sure
if this is ok practice. If it is then let me know and I'll just update
_gitroot (http://gitorious.org/pidgin-clone).

*Unmaintained repos:*


*Other requests:*
kumodule-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=41413). Delete at
maintainers request in comments. It depends on kernel26 and the repo no
longer exists.


*(Just for reference). Repo has moved. Needs a replacement package
before merging/deletion:*
All mcabber-module-*-git packages have moved to mercurial. Some may also
be built into mcabber-hg now as well.
pastebin-cli-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46621) now
uses svn.
thunar-actions-plugin-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30184) now
uses svn.
python-commons-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47324)
now uses svn.
thrift-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17977) now uses svn.
phinix-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48443). Dead repo.
I can't find a mirror but the repo died only between April and September so
another may pop up soon.



Gadget3000

P.S Thanks for going through the last list, Thomas.



On 1 September 2011 22:44, Thomas Dziedzic  wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:27 PM, gadget3000  wrote:
>
> > *Dead repo due to dead project. I can't find any mirrors:*
> > evil-poison-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27852)
> >
>
> removed
>
>
> > qutim-protocol-mrim-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33005
> ).
> >
>
> didn't remove because I don't know if mrim is built into qutim either,
> maybe
> another tu knows?
>
>
> > Unsure if mrim is built into qutim now or not.
> > axkb-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25243). axkb still
> > exists (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2).
> >
>
> removed axkb-git
>
>
> >
> > *Repo has moved:*
> > phinix-svn (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24168) was
> replaced
> > by phinix-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48443).
> > phinix-git's repo died, but only between April and now so another git
> repo
> > may pop up soon.
> >
>
> removed phinix-svn
>
>
> > tinyos-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35948) has been
> > replaced by tinyos-svn (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46714)
> >
>
> removed tinyos-git
>
>
> >
> > *Unmaintained repos:*
> >
> >
> > *Other requests:*
> > 3dslicer-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45280) has been
> > replaced by 3dslicer-svn (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45301)
> >
> >
> removed 3dslicer-git
>
>
> >
> > *(Just for reference). Repo has moved. Needs a replacement package before
> > merging/deletion:*
> > All mcabber-module-*-git packages have moved to mercurial. Some may also
> be
> > built into mcabber-hg now as well.
> > pastebin-cli-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46621) now
> > uses
> > svn.
> > thunar-actions-plugin-git (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30184
> > )
> > now uses svn.
> > python-commons-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47324) now
> > uses svn.
> > thrift-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17977) now uses
> svn.
> > phinix-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48443). Dead repo.
> I
> > can't find a mirror but the repo died only between April and now so
> another
> > may pop up soon.
> >
> >
> Will delete as soon as new packages arrive.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> > Gadget3000
> >
> > P.S. Thanks for processing the others, Florian.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1 September 2011 13:22, Florian Pritz  wrote:
> >
> > > On 01.09.2011 12:07, gadget3000 wrote:
> > > > *Dead repo due to dead project. I can't find any mirrors:*
> > > > qutim-protocol-icq-git (
> > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33004
> > > ).
> > > > ICQ support is now built into qutim anyway (http://qutim.org/)
> > >
> > > removed
> > &g

Re: [aur-general] VCS Packages

[gadget3000]

*Dead repo due to dead project. I can't find any mirrors:*
kidentd-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=37137)
wolman-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18867)
fripp-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26436)
qedje-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23036)

All map2x-* packages (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O=0&K=map2x&do_Search=Go). Map2x no
longer exists and was replaced by kompas (Source:
http://mosra.cz/blog/article.php?a=14-map2x-is-dead-long-live-kompas-multiplatform-navigation-software).
All replacement packages exist (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O=0&K=kompas&do_Search=Go)

pywc-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30978)
synaptics-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15983)

phasex-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26644). It has been
replaced by phasex-dev-git
(https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40411). phasex
(https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=11173) has also been replaced by
phasex-dev (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=42439)

*Repo has moved:*
pyjavascriptcore-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36133) has
been replaced by pyjavascriptcore-bzr (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34295)

pidgin-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26671). This didn't
use an official repo, instead it used a clone. I'm not sure if this is ok
practice. Officially pidgin uses monotone (
http://developer.pidgin.nim/wiki/UsingPidginMonotone<http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/UsingPidginMonotone>)
and pidgin-mtn exists (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31491). If
all checks out fine then let me know and I'll just update _gitroot (
http://gitorious.org/pidgin-clone) and re-orphan it.


*Unmaintained repos:*
raktpdf-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36386). Hasn't been
updated since 2008 (http://git.code-monkey.de/?p=raktpdf.git;a=summary). The
repo also refuses a connection to clone for me.

omvviewer-git(https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24455). All
omvviewer no longer exists and was replaced by snowglobe (Source:
http://omvviewer.byteme.org.uk/index.php/2010/05/27/package-updates/).
snowglobe-git exists (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38485).

libetc-experimental-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=37676).
Repo is dead as well. libetc still exists (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15943). rewritefs (mentioned in
the comments) is only an unofficial replacement.


*Other requests:*
kumodule-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=41413). Delete at
maintainers request in comments. It depends on kernel26 and the repo no
longer exists.

Not too sure on this one. I think it's just badly named. gegl-git-master (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46910). gegl-git exists (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26782). It also uses a shortened
URL which leads to a small dropbox file called babl-git-master.tar.bz2 which
I haven't opened.

gimp-git-master (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46909) same as
above. Also has a shortened URL that leads to a file from the same dropbox
account and has the same maintainer.


*(Just for reference). Repo has moved. Needs a replacement package before
merging/deletion:*
All mcabber-module-*-git packages have moved to mercurial. Some may also be
built into mcabber-hg now as well.
pastebin-cli-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46621) now uses
svn.
thunar-actions-plugin-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30184)
now uses svn.
python-commons-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47324) now
uses svn.
thrift-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17977) now uses svn.
phinix-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48443). Dead repo. I
can't find a mirror but the repo died only between April and September so
another may pop up soon.



Gadget3000


On 2 September 2011 22:07, gadget3000  wrote:

> *Dead repo due to dead project. I can't find any mirrors:*
> kidentd-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=37137)
> wolman-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18867)
>
> *Repo has moved:*
> pyjavascriptcore-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36133) has
> been replaced by pyjavascriptcore-bzr (
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34295)
> pidgin-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26671). This didn't
> use an official repo, instead it used a clone. Officially pidgin uses
> monotone (http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/UsingPidginMonotone). I'm not
> sure
> if this is ok practice. If it is then let me know and I'll just update
> _gitroot (http://gitorious.org/pidgin-clone).
>
> *Unmaintained repos:*
>
>
> *Other requests:*
> kumodule-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=41413). Delete at
> maintainers request in comments. 

Re: [aur-general] VCS Packages

[gadget3000]

I've had to remove the quotes of previous messages because the messages
became too big to send to the mailing list without approval.
*
*
*Dead repo due to dead project. I can't find any mirrors:*
vim-markdown-preview-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49413).
Was submitted and abandoned by the project author.
python-ficcle-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32142)
adb-nw-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22723). Was submitted
and abandoned by the project author.
mux-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27098). Moblin now exists
as MeeGo but I can't find GTK widgets (http://meego.gitorious.org/).

*Repo has moved:*
parpg-svn (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26827) has been
replaced by parpg-hg (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51492)

*Unmaintained repos: *
caw-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29425) repo moved/was
mirrored but it hasn't changed since 2009 (
https://github.com/milkypostman/caw)

*Other requests:*
fail0verflow-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45045) has been
replaced by fail0verflow-ps3tools-git (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45061)
thunar-actions-plugin-realgit (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36370) is an unmaintained
duplicate of thunar-actions-plugin-git (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30184)

Moblin now exists as MeeGo. The following packages all have meego-*
replacements and are all orphans:
moblin-cursor-theme-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27663)
moblin-gtk-engine-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27087)
moblin-icon-theme-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27088)
moblin-menus-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27089)
moblin-panel-applications-git (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29890)
moblin-panel-myzone-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29893)
moblin-panel-pasteboard-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29894
)
moblin-panel-people-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29895)
moblin-panel-status-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29896)
moblin-sound-theme-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27664)
mutter-moblin-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27096)

*(Just for reference). Repo has moved. Needs a replacement package before
merging/deletion:*
All mcabber-module-*-git packages have moved to mercurial. Some may also be
built into mcabber-hg now as well.
python-commons-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47324) now
uses svn.
thrift-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17977) now uses svn.
phinix-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48443). Dead repo. I
can't find a mirror but the repo died only between April and September so
another may pop up soon.


Gadget3000

P.S. Thanks for going through the last list, Thomas, and for letting me know
about top posting. I'd never even heard of it.

Re: [aur-general] aurdupes 0.6 released

[gadget3000]

2011/8/30 Lukáš Jirkovský 

> On 30 August 2011 12:09, gadget3000  wrote:
> > ipset-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49724) was created
> to
> > update ipset (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=16553). The
> > maintainer is happy for it to be removed (see comments).
>
> Deleted, thanks.
>
> Hi everyone,

It's been a week since I tried to get in contact with some of these
maintainers and some packages have been deleted since, so here is the final
aurdupes -A list.


*Packages created to update others:*
stardict-ncce-ce-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40850) I
think was created to fix the source links of stardict-ncce-ce (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19437) after the project was
removed from sourceforge. It currently has no maintainer or votes and
stardict-ncce-ce is also orphaned.

stardict-ncce-ec-new (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40851) did
the same thing for stardict-ncce-ec (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19438). It also is orphaned and
has no votes and stardict-ncce-ec is also orphaned.


*Packages created for other reasons:*
idjc-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35076) is poorly
named and should be called idjc-git
spideroak-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47096) is poorly
named and should be called spideroak-beta. It is actively maintained.
xf86-video-intel-newest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22968) is
poorly named and should probably be called xf86-video-intel-alpha. I'm not
sure what is the norm around alpha packages so please let me know what
happens with this one.
yaffs2utils-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46674) is
poorly named and should be called yaffs2utils-snapshot but it's maintained
by someone with an @archlinux email address so I think I'm mistaken on this
one. Let me know what you think.
josm-latest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13569) is poorly
named and should be called something like josm-devel
metslib-newest (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=43739). I'm not
sure why this was created because the maintainer of metslib-newest and
metslib is the same. Metslib-newest is more up to date than metslib though.


Gadget3000

Re: [aur-general] Please post any unmaintained AUR packages here

[gadget3000]

On 8 September 2011 20:22, Matej Ľach  wrote:

> I now have several hours a day of spare time and I would like to give them
> back to Arch users.
> I would also like to learn more about building packages for AUR by
> practice...
>
> So, if anyone saw an unmaintained AUR package or does no longer wish to
> maintain his/her package for whatever reason, I would be glad to try and
> maintain those packages.
>
> Please let me know if you know about any (useful), unmaintained AUR package
> and I will contact its current maintainer to see about its situation - or if
> you currently own an unmaintained package and would like me to take care of
> it, please let me know here or at [1].
>
> Thanks,
> I hope that I am not violating any rules by posting this...
>
> [1] - cont...@matej-lach.net
>
> --
> Support Free and Open Source Software! - www.fsf.org -
> --
> I am an Arch Linux user on my desktop and an Android one on my smartphone.
> Use Linux/BSD and reduce your costs + get more from your PC!
>
> -- Web-- - www.matej.lach.net -
> -- Twitter -- - @MatejLach -
> -- Google+ -- - 
> https://profiles.google.com/**104570776118769922700<https://profiles.google.com/104570776118769922700>-
>
>
I don't have any unmaintained packages to give you so I'll say why not have
a go with with any out of date orphans in the AUR? Use the advanced search
tools and set 'Out of Date' to flagged and click orphans.


Gadget3000

Re: [aur-general] VCS Packages

[gadget3000]

*Repo has moved:*
audacious-hg (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25204) now uses git
and has been replaced by audacious-git (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49520)
audacious-plugins-hg (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=11672) now
uses git and has been replaced by audacious-plugins-git (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49521)
comedilib-cvs (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22187) now uses git
and has been replaced by comedilib-git (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=50864)
dolphin-emu-svn (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21990) now uses
git and has been replaced by dolphin-emu-git (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51679)

*Other Considerations:*
emacs-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48701) officially uses
bzr. emacs-bzr exists (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7).

*(Just for reference). Repo has moved. Needs a replacement package before
merging/deletion:*
All mcabber-module-*-git packages have moved to mercurial. Some may also be
built into mcabber-hg now as well.
python-commons-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47324) now
uses svn.
thrift-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17977) now uses svn.
phinix-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48443). Dead repo. I
can't find a mirror but the repo died only between April and September so
another may pop up soon.


Gadget3000

[aur-general] Deletion Request

[gadget3000]

spcagui (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3420) is a dead project
that uses a number of old kernel includes, such
as linux/config.h, asm/semaphore.h, linux/videodev.h
and media/v4l2-common.h. I've tried patching it with updated includes but I
still can't get it to work.

Gadget3000

[aur-general] Orphaning albumart

[gadget3000]

Please can you orphan the albumart (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13017) package. I left a comment a
month ago and emailed the maintainer a week ago and I'm yet to receive a
response. The maintainers last package update was late February 2011.

Thanks
Gadget3000

Re: [aur-general] Massive drop

[gadget3000]

I wouldd like to adopt a few of the packages that you are orphaning. They
are:
frozensynapse https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=52758
steelstorm https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=41363
spacechem https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=50886
ut2004-cbp https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=53080
ut2004-megapack https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=53081

I already own a number of the humble bundle packages in the AUR.
I also play ut2004 often.

Regards,

Gadget3000

On 31 October 2011 09:49, Luca Bennati  wrote:

> I can take streamtuner2 and vim-python
>
> 2011/10/31 Kirill Churin 
>
> > On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 3:09 PM, widow...@myopera.com
> >  wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I have less and less time to check my packages (I also have a life
> IRL),
> > I
> > > think of giving up the packages:
> > >
> > > https://aur.archlinux.org/pgeode-latest[1] I submitted long ago is no
> > longer nackages.php?SeB=m&K=wido<
> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?SeB=m&K=wido>
> > >
> > > except:
> > > arch-wiki-docs-fr https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47648
> > > oilrush https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47150
> > >
> >
> > I can adopt desura.
> >
> > --
> > Kirill Churin
> > Jabber: reflex...@reflexing.ru
> >
>
>

[aur-general] Deletion Request

[gadget3000]

rescuetime-client (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=41515) is a
duplicate of rescuetime (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36999).
It has no maintainer and only 1 vote.


gadget3000

[aur-general] Mass Orphan

[gadget3000]

Hello everyone,

Over summer I did some AUR cleaning and picked up a lot of broken orphans
that I then fixed. As I don't use almost all of them so I'll be orphaning
them again but any of you are welcome to have them before I do:

alarm-clock (This needs to be replaced by gnome-automate)
banner (along with shhmsg and shhopt)
djl
extremetuxracer-beta
fgrun-svn
freesynd
gfeed
gmail-notify
gtodo
legesmotus
libbulletml
magicor
memwrite
netmaze
pacmaker
pidgin-facebookchat
qwit
rrootage
sopwith
thunar-volman-git
trackballs (along with trackballs-music)
whichwayisup
worldofgoo-demo
xscorch
yofrankie
yofrankie-demo-glsl

The links for all of these packages are here:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?SeB=m&K=gadget3000

Regards,

Gadget3000

Re: [aur-general] AUR cleanup

[gadget3000]

On 7 November 2011 19:40, Matej Ľach  wrote:

> On 07/11/11 19:30, 郑文辉 wrote:
>
>> 在 2011-11-8 上午3:09，"Stefan 
>> Wilkens"
>> >写道：
>>
>>  2011/11/7 Nicola 
>> Bignami
>>> >:
>>>
>>>> I see that there are more than 6700 orphan packages. Of those, more than
>>>> 2400 are also flagged out of date (some packages have not been updated
>>>>
>>> since
>>>
>>>> 2007).
>>>> Many packages are only waiting for a new maintainer but I think that
>>>> many
>>>> are only waiting to be scrapped as they're already been replaced by some
>>>> other package in the AUR or in the community repository (or just become
>>>> obsolete).
>>>>
>>>> I'm wondering if the time has come to look into them to find out what
>>>>
>>> worth
>>>
>>>> to keep and what have to be removed and thus do some cleanup.
>>>>
>>>> If can be useful, I can start working on it.
>>>>
>>>>  Keeping the user repository clean and up-to-date sounds very KISS and
>>> Arch to me, but some criteria should be stated. Many packages that
>>> depend on python v2, for instance, are simply broken because they were
>>> not properly updated to reflect repository changes [1]. The goal with
>>> these packages should likely be to adapt the build, not consider them
>>> broken.
>>>
>>> Perhaps create a page on the wiki so that this work can be shared with
>>> others in the community. Such a page might also allow us to have a
>>> nice final list that can be fed to the nearest TU in one go, rather
>>> than a flood of deletion requests.
>>>
>>> Should you initiate this, I would surely help out. Who knows what fun
>>> software one might run into :)
>>>
>>> [1] 
>>> http://www.archlinux.org/news/**python-is-now-python-3/<http://www.archlinux.org/news/python-is-now-python-3/>
>>>
>>
>> Maybe we should have some category system to help manage the PKGBUILDs in
>> AUR.We can tag them by "package whith third-party patch" , "CVS package"
>> ,"SVN package","GIT package","nightly builds","Beta version","need
>> review","need to be dropped" and so on.Let the community vote for each tag
>> to produce a squence of some tag ie. "need to be dropped" to let the TUs
>> working on.
>>
> (As a user) - I think this is a great idea.
>
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>
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>
aurdupes is good place to start because it lists packages that already
exist in repos, among other things.

During my AUR cleaning over summer I made a script to help me find packages
that could be deleted. It's very buggy and incomplete but I've attached it
for you or anyone else to use or build upon.

Gadget3000


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[aur-general] XFlux Ownership

[gadget3000]

Hi,

I'm the previous maintainer of the xflux package (
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xflux/).
Over the past 24 hours someone else has become the maintainer of the
package but I'm confused as to how because I never gave up "ownership" of
it.
Before I go on I just want to clarify that I'm not so bothered about
getting the package back so much as understanding how someone else now
maintains the package without my knowledge (I only found out after doing a
system, update an seeing that that package got updated even though I didn't
update the version number).

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the only way a maintainer can be
forced to give up a package is if someone sends an email to the maintainer,
asking them to update the package and the maintainer does not respond
(either by email or by updating the package). I received an email yesterday
(8th March) asking me to update the package, because it didn't build since
the makepkg update, and I updated the package. Even if I hadn't updated it,
it had been less than 24 hours since I even got the message so I don't
understand why someone else has now taken over the package.

So my question is does anyone know how I lost the package?

Thanks,
Gadget3000

Re: [aur-general] XFlux Ownership

[gadget3000]

Ok thanks. Just for the record that was one of the things I fixed when I
updated the package, but oh well.

Gadget3000


On 9 April 2013 14:27, Felix Yan  wrote:

> On Tuesday, April 09, 2013 14:23:12 gadget3000 wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm the previous maintainer of the xflux package (
> > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xflux/).
> > Over the past 24 hours someone else has become the maintainer of the
> > package but I'm confused as to how because I never gave up "ownership" of
> > it.
> > Before I go on I just want to clarify that I'm not so bothered about
> > getting the package back so much as understanding how someone else now
> > maintains the package without my knowledge (I only found out after doing
> a
> > system, update an seeing that that package got updated even though I
> didn't
> > update the version number).
> >
> > Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the only way a maintainer can be
> > forced to give up a package is if someone sends an email to the
> maintainer,
> > asking them to update the package and the maintainer does not respond
> > (either by email or by updating the package). I received an email
> yesterday
> > (8th March) asking me to update the package, because it didn't build
> since
> > the makepkg update, and I updated the package. Even if I hadn't updated
> it,
> > it had been less than 24 hours since I even got the message so I don't
> > understand why someone else has now taken over the package.
> >
> > So my question is does anyone know how I lost the package?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gadget3000
>
> FYI,
>
> https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2013-April/023068.html
>
> Felix Yan
> Twitter: @felixonmars

Re: [aur-general] XFlux Ownership

[gadget3000]

I assumed you were a user of the package and you couldn't get it to build
so I just updated the package so you could build it and thought nothing of
it.
I'm not great at replying to emails so my bad I guess :)


On 9 April 2013 18:38, Ike Devolder  wrote:

> Op dinsdag 9 april 2013 14:31:08 schreef gadget3000:
> > Ok thanks. Just for the record that was one of the things I fixed when
> > I updated the package, but oh well.
> >
> > Gadget3000
> >
> > On 9 April 2013 14:27, Felix Yan  wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, April 09, 2013 14:23:12 gadget3000 wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I'm the previous maintainer of the xflux package (
> > > > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xflux/).
> > > > Over the past 24 hours someone else has become the maintainer of
> > > > the
> > > > package but I'm confused as to how because I never gave up
> > > > "ownership" of it.
> > > > Before I go on I just want to clarify that I'm not so bothered
> > > > about
> > > > getting the package back so much as understanding how someone else
> > > > now maintains the package without my knowledge (I only found out
> > > > after doing>
> > > a
> > >
> > > > system, update an seeing that that package got updated even though
> > > > I
> > >
> > > didn't
> > >
> > > > update the version number).
> > > >
> > > > Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the only way a maintainer
> > > > can be forced to give up a package is if someone sends an email
> > > > to the>
> > > maintainer,
> > >
> > > > asking them to update the package and the maintainer does not
> > > > respond
> > > > (either by email or by updating the package). I received an email
> > >
> > > yesterday
> > >
> > > > (8th March) asking me to update the package, because it didn't
> > > > build
> > >
> > > since
> > >
> > > > the makepkg update, and I updated the package. Even if I hadn't
> > > > updated>
> > > it,
> > >
> > > > it had been less than 24 hours since I even got the message so I
> > > > don't understand why someone else has now taken over the package.
> > > >
> > > > So my question is does anyone know how I lost the package?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Gadget3000
> > >
> > > FYI,
> > >
> > > https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2013-April/02306
> > > 8.html
> > >
> > > Felix Yan
> > > Twitter: @felixonmars
>
> Just a small note, since i noticed you were not all that inactive i've
> also sent you a mail. Why did you not respond to it, then the package
> would'nt been orphaned at all.
>
> --
> Ike
>
> ps: for all the thunderbird users out there, i know my signature will
> not be valid. please use something that works like mutt, claws mail,
> kmail, whatever.
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Ike Devolder 
> To: gadget3...@msn.com
> Cc:
> Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:56:23 +0100
> Subject: archlinux aur xflux
> Dear gadget3000,
>
> Could you please update your xflux package to the AUR packaging
> standards. There is an orphan request for this package but I see you are
> fairly active so i leave the choice with you. If you are no longer
> interested in the xflux package, orphan it yourself or take a note of the
> comments given for improving the pkgbuild.
>
> thx
> --
> Ike
>
> ps: for all the thunderbird users out there, i know my signature will
> not be valid. please use something that works like mutt, claws mail,
> kmail, whatever.
>