On 21-12-10 19:42, Kevin Morris via aur-dev wrote:
Alright. Now, please let me know what you guys think are some good ideas for pruning out requests and ancient packages that would not interrupt expected workflows or "accidently" remove packages.
There are a lot of things that can be automated. Here's my wish list: 1. Cron - Automatically delete packages that have been orphaned for longer than x months. I think 3-6 months is reasonable. Popular packages tend to be maintained very quickly after they have been orphaned so I don't think this is too aggressive. Not to mention that the git repositories are still intact after deletion so if anyone wishes to re-add a previously deleted package, the history is there. 2. Cron - Automatically orphan packages that have been flagged out of date for longer than x months. I would think a month or two is a reasonable length of time for maintainers to either unflag the package or actually maintain the package. 3. Cron - Related to #1. Before removing the packages from the AUR, an automated email can be sent to aur-general with a list of packages about to be deleted and if anyone wants to maintain these, they're up for grabs. I think weekly would be a bit much, so maybe monthly? 4. I want a pony. There are currently over 72,000 packages, and only 60-odd Trusted Users ^W ^W Package Maintainers. Anything that eliminates time spent pruning the AUR is a welcome addition. -- George Rawlinson