It has been a few months since I submitted the merge request for fcitx5-mozc and fcitx-mozc. After sending a request for review, some time has passed, but I have not received any comments regarding the merge request from anyone. It seems that everyone is quite busy. The package for fcitx5-Mozc, which is a Japanese input software, has not been updated for about two years. During this time, development of Mozc has continued, and for example, regarding the Japanese era names, I believe that older versions could only perform one-way conversions, but features such as mutual conversion between Japanese era names and the Gregorian calendar have been added, along with various bug fixes. Furthermore, the functionality of Japanese input software is quite important for Japanese users who often combine various characters when using computers. Updating to the new version of Mozc could help increase the number of Japanese users of Arch-based Linux distributions. Of course, the new version of Mozc is available through AUR packages, and personally, I have also created my own packages, so I am not in trouble. I usually use it without encountering any critical issues. I submitted a Pull Request to update to the new version of Mozc for the sake of new users. I would like to request a review from those who have the final authority to merge into the repository and the authority to conduct reviews. Thank you very much for your consideration. https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/fcitx5-mozc/-/merg... https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/fcitx-mozc/-/merge... 2024年10月29日(火) 21:10 Masato TOYOSHIMA <phoepsilonix@gmail.com>:

Hello everyone

I've been using Arch Linux in containers and have tried several Arch-based desktops.

I'd like to discuss two Japanese input packages that haven't been updated for about two years. I've created merge requests for major upgrades for both packages.

Among Japanese input packages, Mozc likely has the most users currently. There are two Mozc packages in the Arch Linux repository: Fcitx5-Mozc and Fcitx-Mozc. While Fcitx5 has become the main development focus, Fcitx-mozc is still packaged in newer distributions.

These two packages haven't been updated for about two years. I created merge requests for major upgrades about two weeks ago. I've tried contacting the previous package maintainers and those assigned by bots, but there's been no response.

I'm posting here hoping to catch the attention of those with merge permissions. I'd appreciate if you could review the merge requests for these two packages when you have time.

As additional information, the original google/mozc has moved to Bazel build for the Linux version. Fcitx5 already supported Bazel build, and Fcitx (fcitx4) has recently added support for it as well. Therefore, both packages can now be built with Bazel without additional patches or PRs.

I've been updating the merge requests to keep them aligned with the latest commits. Now that Fcitx(4)'s Bazel support is complete, it seems like a good time for review.

Please review the merge requests when possible. I apologize for the long message. Thank you for your consideration.

https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/fcitx5-mozc/-/merg... https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/fcitx-mozc/-/merge...