[arch-dev-public] [DRAFT] Deprecation of the ABS tool and rsync server
There we go. Far from perfect, happy to hear suggestions from spirits of poetry. --- Due to high maintenance costs of rsync server and scripts related to Arch Build System, we have decided to deprecate the `abs` tool and rsync as endorsed way of obtaining PKGBUILDs tree. The `asp` tool, available in [extra], provides similar functionality to `abs`. `asp export pkgname` can be used as direct alternative; more information about usage can be found in [its documentation][asp]. Additionally Subversion sparse checkouts, as described [here][svn], can be used to achieve similar effect. For fetching all PKGBUILDs, the best way is cloning [svntogit][git] mirrors. While `extra/abs` package has been already dropped, rsync endpoint will be disabled by the end of the month. [asp]: https://github.com/falconindy/asp/blob/master/man/asp.1.txt [svn]: https://www.archlinux.org/svn/ [git]: https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/
On 09.05.2017 11:08, Bartłomiej Piotrowski wrote:
There we go. Far from perfect, happy to hear suggestions from spirits of poetry.
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I'm not a poet, but let's try. Also I'm not entirely sure if there is only one rsync endpoint. When running `rsync rsync://rsync.archlinux.org` I see core, extra, community, .., *svn endpoints. Maybe those need cleanup too. --- Due to high maintenance cost of scripts related to the Arch Build System, we have decided to deprecate the `abs` tool and thus rsync as a way of obtaining PKGBUILDs. The `asp` tool, available in [extra], provides similar functionality to `abs`. `asp export pkgname` can be used as direct alternative; more information about its usage can be found in [the documentation][asp]. Additionally Subversion sparse checkouts, as described [here][svn], can be used to achieve a similar effect. For fetching all PKGBUILDs, the best way is cloning the [svntogit][git] mirrors. While the `extra/abs` package has been already dropped, the rsync endpoint (rsync://rsync.archlinux.org/abs) will be disabled by the end of the month. [asp]: https://github.com/falconindy/asp/blob/master/man/asp.1.txt [svn]: https://www.archlinux.org/svn/ [git]: https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/
On 2017-05-09 11:36, Florian Pritz via arch-dev-public wrote:
On 09.05.2017 11:08, Bartłomiej Piotrowski wrote:
There we go. Far from perfect, happy to hear suggestions from spirits of poetry.
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I'm not a poet, but let's try.
Also I'm not entirely sure if there is only one rsync endpoint. When running `rsync rsync://rsync.archlinux.org` I see core, extra, community, .., *svn endpoints. Maybe those need cleanup too.
Yeah, sounds better, thanks. Looking at rsyncd.conf, core/extra/etc are exposing packages, {community,packages}svn allow IP that doesn't point to any server we use currently so I will just drop these them.
On 2017-05-09 11:59, Bartłomiej Piotrowski wrote:
On 2017-05-09 11:36, Florian Pritz via arch-dev-public wrote:
On 09.05.2017 11:08, Bartłomiej Piotrowski wrote:
There we go. Far from perfect, happy to hear suggestions from spirits of poetry.
---
I'm not a poet, but let's try.
Also I'm not entirely sure if there is only one rsync endpoint. When running `rsync rsync://rsync.archlinux.org` I see core, extra, community, .., *svn endpoints. Maybe those need cleanup too.
Yeah, sounds better, thanks. Looking at rsyncd.conf, core/extra/etc are exposing packages, {community,packages}svn allow IP that doesn't point to any server we use currently so I will just drop these them.
I'm going to publish Florian's version tomorrow around the lunch.
Em maio 14, 2017 13:57 Bartłomiej Piotrowski escreveu:
I'm going to publish Florian's version tomorrow around the lunch.
Hi Bartłomiej, Can you ping me on IRC when you do it? I want to confirm our news email is working correctly. It was put on prod for more than a month now, but there wasn't any news. We should correctly get an email on arch-announce. Thanks, Giancarlo Razzolini
On 2017-05-10 04:27, Pablo Roberto Lezaeta Reyes via arch-general wrote:
You should clarify if this affect user cloning the servers repos by rsync to set they non-tiered local repos (*.pkg.tag.xzs) or just the pkgbuilds repo clones (PKGBUILDs). That's better phrased in Florian's revision, but both mention PKGBUILDs, so I'm not sure if there is anything more to explain.
Also mention devtools still depend on subversion despite you mention that for cloning one should use git, that intentional or inconsistenty? devtools depending on svn has nothing to do with ABS; the paragraph you refer to describes methods of obtaining full PKGBUILDs tree.
Bartłomiej
On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Bartłomiej Piotrowski
There we go. Far from perfect, happy to hear suggestions from spirits of poetry.
---
Due to high maintenance costs of rsync server and scripts related to Arch Build System, we have decided to deprecate the `abs` tool and rsync as endorsed way of obtaining PKGBUILDs tree.
The `asp` tool, available in [extra], provides similar functionality to `abs`. `asp export pkgname` can be used as direct alternative; more information about usage can be found in [its documentation][asp]. Additionally Subversion sparse checkouts, as described [here][svn], can be used to achieve similar effect. For fetching all PKGBUILDs, the best way is cloning [svntogit][git] mirrors.
While `extra/abs` package has been already dropped, rsync endpoint will be disabled by the end of the month.
[asp]: https://github.com/falconindy/asp/blob/master/man/asp.1.txt [svn]: https://www.archlinux.org/svn/ [git]: https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/
I think this also means srcpac[1] is deprecated now. [1] https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/srcpac/ -- Andrea
participants (4)
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Andrea Scarpino
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Bartłomiej Piotrowski
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Florian Pritz
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Giancarlo Razzolini