Re: [PRQ#63965] Orphan Request for mpg321

2024-09-20 Thread xiota
I wasn't paying attention to username earlier... That was your comment. The maintainer already updated to fix the package. ==> Finished making: mpg321 0.3.2-3 (Sat 21 Sep 2024 01:06:31 AM CEST) On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 3:59 PM xiota wrote: > > You could have posted a co

Re: [PRQ#63965] Orphan Request for mpg321

2024-09-20 Thread xiota
You could have posted a comment, or even flagged. Based on date of most recent comment and commit, the maintainer is receiving and responding to notifications. While some maintainers dislike flags, they go away when the package is updated. I would prefer flags over orphan request. On Fri, Sep 2

Re: [PRQ#62734] Deletion Request for fvm-sourcebuild

2024-08-25 Thread xiota
`fvm-sourcebuild` is not a duplicate of `fvm` because it builds flutter from source. While I do not use the package myself, it does satisfy a legitimate use case and should not be deleted. AUR submission guidelines specifically allow for alternate versions of packages that provide extra features

Re: [PRQ#61271] Orphan Request for sunshine

2024-07-11 Thread xiota
Orphan request should be dismissed because package is maintained and working. This is Arch User Repository. While upstream developers may maintain packages, they should be held to the same standards as everyone else. Asking maintainers to fix packages and opening orphan requests when they *refuse*

Re: [PRQ#61226] Orphan Request for angrysearch

2024-07-11 Thread xiota
Maintainer updated the package, but it is still unbuildable. Since maintainer has now shown activity, I have sent a message on GitHub. When package is buildable, I will close this request. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/angrysearch/

Re: [PRQ#61190] Orphan Request for godot-mono-bin

2024-07-02 Thread xiota
To avoid wasting time with unnecessary requests, maintainers should be given more time before opening orphan requests. The comments and flag describing issues with the package were opened only a few days ago. The (previous) maintainer had not even responded, so "refuses to address or properly def

Re: [PRQ#61162] Orphan Request for python-transitions

2024-06-29 Thread xiota
Note: Maintainer was already asked via other means to review and update package to current package standards, including specifically to use PEP 517 install method. This orphan request was opened only after maintainer actively disregarded the request. Maintaining packages is *not* just bumping pkg

Re: [PRQ#61100] Deletion Request for emoji-keyboard-bin

2024-06-28 Thread xiota
While maintainer has modified the package, the deletion request stands. As stated earlier, upstream is unmaintained, and the binaries are not useful in current state on vanilla Arch. Installing the following packages make no difference: extra/noto-fonts-emoji, aur/noto-color-emoji-fontconfig, and

Re: [PRQ#61101] Deletion Request for emoji-keyboard-appimage

2024-06-28 Thread xiota
While maintainer has modified the package, the deletion request stands. As stated earlier, upstream is unmaintained, and the binaries are not useful on vanilla Arch in current state. Installing the following packages make no difference: extra/noto-fonts-emoji, aur/noto-color-emoji-fontconfig, and

Re: [PRQ#61090] Deletion Request for emoji-keyboard-git

2024-06-24 Thread xiota
Adopted [a] with intention to fix, but unable to resolve ancient depends versions. Upstream is perpetually unmaintained. [b] Tested the binaries. They do not work as expected, so no point keeping. [a]: https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/emoji-keyboard-git [b]: https://github.com/OzymandiasTheGrea

Re: [PRQ#60909] Deletion Request for gradience-git

2024-06-13 Thread xiota
The stable package aur/gradience can now be built and started with python-yapsy-git (further functionality untested). However, the deletion request against aur/gradience-git stands because the program still does not start, producing numerous "RuntimeError", "KeyError", and "Gtk-CRITICAL" messages.

Re: [PRQ#60732] Orphan Request for thunderbird-beta

2024-06-13 Thread xiota
Please transfer maintainership of thunderbird-beta and thunderbird-beta-i18n to bittin. yurikoles has demonstrated low commitment, interest, and time to maintain packages. Despite having a candidate for comaintainer (bittin), he opted to ignore comments and neglect packages for many months. bitt

Re: [PRQ#60869] Orphan Request for gradience-git

2024-06-10 Thread xiota
For git packages, change in depends = out of date. Flag them. I am not the maintainer, but did review the PKGBUILD. Adding python-zombie-imp is insufficient to fix because another depend, python-yapsy, is incompatible with Python 3.12, making gradience-git also incompatible with Python 3.12.

Re: [PRQ#60850] Orphan Request for zvm

2024-06-09 Thread xiota
Package zvm [1], flagged 2024-03-24 Maintainer abirvalarg [2], Last Login: 2023-12-18 (UTC) [1]: https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/zvm/ [2]: https://aur.archlinux.org/account/abirvalarg

Re: [PRQ#60117] Merge Request for flutter-bin Rejected

2024-05-18 Thread xiota
flutter-bin is the complete upstream-prepared flutter distribution. I have reviewed the provides, and they are correct. Arguably, some provides are missing, but they are currently not used by any other packages. Consider fluffychat, which is maintained by WithTheBraid, the maintainer of flutter.

Re: [PRQ#60117] Merge Request for flutter-bin

2024-05-14 Thread xiota
This merge request would leave AUR without a working stable flutter package. The requester [a] is the maintainer of `flutter` [b] and associated packages [c]. A couple months ago, he split `flutter` into numerous dysfunctional subpackages across multiple pkgbases. They typically work for a short

Re: [PRQ#60184] Deletion Request for ds4drv-git

2024-05-11 Thread xiota
Correction. Upstream [1] not updated since *Jan 2018*. [1] https://github.com/chrippa/ds4drv [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/ds4drv-git

Re: [PRQ#58664] Deletion Request for xboxdrv

2024-04-02 Thread xiota
xboxdrv [a] should not be deleted because it can translate controller input [b], allowing other controllers to be used with programs that support only xbox controllers. This is the only program I am aware of that provides this functionality outside of Steam. [a]: https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase

Re: [PRQ#57996] Orphan Request for octopi

2024-03-27 Thread xiota
@matmoul Although additional information was added to a comment 9 minutes after it was posted, the problem had already been explained to you in detail. I opened the orphan request [a] when it appeared you had no intention of fixing the package [b]. You have since had 9 days to review comments an

Re: [PRQ#57996] Orphan Request for octopi

2024-03-19 Thread xiota
The orphan request is still relevant. Please do not close for reason "recently updated". The maintainer pushed a commit that merely bumps pkgrel without making any attempt to fix issues associated with the source format and incorrect file naming [a]. The PKGBUILD fails when there is a new upstre

Re: [PRQ#57513] Deletion Request for qtscrcpy

2024-03-10 Thread xiota
Package builds in clean chroot. Inability to build with an AUR helper and unknown system configuration is insufficient justification for deletion.

Re: [PRQ#53818] Orphan Request for thunderbird-appmenu

2024-02-14 Thread xiota
thunderbird-appmenu [1] currently fails to build because: * mismatched source and checksum arrays * missing depends or makedepends Maintainer has been notified via comment, but appears to ignore them. The package appears to be receiving automated version bumps without any attempt to check that th

Re: [PRQ#53507] Deletion Request for midori-git

2024-02-01 Thread xiota
ponchale appears to be an official developer of the Midori project. He requested that the description be changed to “Midori Lightweight Web Browser, fast and secure”. Reasons for refusal were explained. ponchale made no attempt to address any of them, instead opting to open a frivolous deletion re

Re: [PRQ#53216] Deletion Request for lazarus-svn

2024-01-24 Thread xiota
This deletion request is frivolous and retaliatory for disagreements OP has had with me, starting from when I adopted a package he had abandoned. The naming scheme for this package has been in place since 2021, starting under another maintainer. Yet, OP had no problem with it until after I adopte

Re: [PRQ#53028] Orphan Request for glew-1.13.0

2024-01-19 Thread xiota
glew-1.13.0 redirects to glew1.13, which has been updated. glew-1.13.0 was created as a duplicate of glew1.13 to support a single package. Other packages could not use it. glew-1.13.0 was abandoned by its creator from early 2022 until late 2023, when an orphan request was accepted. To consolida

Re: [PRQ#49707] Orphan Request for nestopia

2023-11-16 Thread xiota
your free time." Since the maintainer evidently believes fixing nestopia is not a good use of time, for anyone, including himself, perhaps he should voluntarily disown it so that someone else may waste their time fixing it. On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 12:59 PM Carsten Teibes wrote: &g

Re: [PRQ#50537] Deletion Request for reicast-c1-git

2023-11-16 Thread xiota
In addition to the upstream project being abandoned, this package is for 'armv7h' only. Arch Linux supports x86_64 only. On Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 4:45 PM wrote: > xiota [1] filed a deletion request for reicast-c1-git [2]: > > Abandoned project. Development discontinued Dec

Re: [PRQ#49707] Orphan Request for nestopia

2023-11-13 Thread xiota
Package nestopia has been unbuildable in clean chroot since at least Jun 2021. This was brought to the maintainer's attention via comment on 2021-06-09. Despite replying that the missing dependency could be added, carstene1ns did not do so. The maintainer was again notified that the issue is sti

Re: [PRQ#50480] Orphan Request for polkit-dumb-agent-git

2023-11-07 Thread xiota
est (PRQ#50522) for this. > > > https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-requests@lists.archlinux.org/thread/ZNSSXG6ABQO45RAOVUD47OAN7OZWNRS4 > > On 7 November 2023 16:20:14 GMT+01:00, not...@aur.archlinux.org wrote: > >xiota [1] filed an orphan request for polkit-dumb-

Re: [PRQ#46940] Deletion Request for motivewave-latest-bin

2023-09-02 Thread xiota
package should be deleted from AUR proper. PRQ#46940: This guy Xiota is a stalked. This is a false accusation. Rather, evidence of xavierbaez’s behavior in violation of Arch Linux Code and Chaotic AUR code of conduct may be seen in the aurweb comments of motivewave and motivewave-latest-bin, as well

Re: [PRQ#46634] Merge Request for beeper

2023-08-26 Thread xiota
Please accept PRQ#46634 (beeper → beeper-latest-bin). Note that the request was opened by the maintainer of `beeper`, comaintainer of `beeper-latest-bin`. Please dispose of merge request PRQ#45485 (beeper-latest-bin → beeper). I am the maintainer of `beeper-latest-bin`. We coordinated to transi

Re: [PRQ#45485] Merge Request for beeper-latest-bin

2023-08-26 Thread xiota
Please dispose of merge request PRQ#45485. The maintainer of `beeper`, who is also comaintainer of `beeper-latest-bin`, and I coordinated to transition from `beeper` to `beeper-latest-bin`. The suffixes of the new package signify that this is an auto-updating package that installs the the most rec