February 2020 - Aur-general - lists.archlinux.org

[aur-general] Spring cleaning (moving orphaned packages from [community] to AUR)
by Alexander F Rødseth 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

Hello, It's time for the semi-yearly package cleanup of [community] packages, as is tradition. I have gathered a list of "unneeded orphans" in [community] (packages that currently has no maintainer, and no other package depends on them) from the excellent list on our web page. TUs and Devs, please adopt, if you're interested: adapta-kde - Adapta theme for KDE Plasma 5 agg - High Quality Rendering Engine for C++ aide - A file integrity checker and intrusion detection program. arch - A modern and remarkable revision control system. arc-kde - Arc theme for KDE Plasma 5 aspell-it - Italian dictionary for aspell aspell-ru - Russian dictionary for aspell autofs - A kernel-based automounter for Linux bar - A script for showing progress bars. bomberclone - Clone of the game Atomic Bomberman cellwriter - A grid-entry natural handwriting input panel. curseofwar - Fast-paced RTS/Action game with ncurses interface dcfldd - DCFL (DoD Computer Forensics Lab) dd replacement with hashing deadbeef - A GTK+ audio player for GNU/Linux. dumb-a4 - IT, XM, S3M and MOD player library (for Allegro 4) easystroke - Use mouse gestures to initiate commands and hotkeys. eclipse-cpp - Highly extensible IDE for C++ eclipse-java - Highly extensible IDE for Java eclipse-javascript - Highly extensible IDE for JavaScript eclipse-jee - Highly extensible IDE for JEE eclipse-php - Highly extensible IDE for PHP eclipse-rust - Highly extensible IDE for Rust esmtp - An easy SMTP forwarder. flac123 - Command-line program for playing FLAC audio files gimp-dbp - David's batch processor for the GIMP gimp-plugin-fblur - Makes out of focus with luminosity and depth gimp-plugin-lqr - Plugin for The GIMP providing Liquid Rescale gimp-plugin-wavelet-denoise - Tool to reduce noise in each channel of an image separately gimp-refocus - A sharpen plugin for gimp using FIR Wiener filtering glide - Dependency management and vendoring for Go projects glitz - OpenGL image compositing library gnunet-gtk - A frontend for GNUnet gtk-theme-switch2 - Gtk2 theme switcher gvmd - greenbone-vulnerability-manager gvm-tools - greenbone-vulnerability-manager tools icecast - Streaming audio over the Internet ifuse - A fuse filesystem to access the contents of an iPhone or iPod Touch iverilog - Icarus Verilog compiler and simulation tool javasqlite - Java wrapper including a basic JDBC driver for the SQLite 2/3 database engine matrix-appservice-irc - Node.js IRC bridge for Matrix minbif - An IRC gateway to IM networks that uses libpurple. mod_wsgi - Python WSGI adapter module for Apache monica - Monitor calibration tool mythes-pl - Polish thesaurus ntop - A network traffic probe that shows the network usage. ode - High performance library for simulating rigid body dynamics openvas - Vulnerability scanning Daemon pdfmod - Simple application for modifying PDF written in C Sharp pidgin-otr - Off-the-Record Messaging plugin for Pidgin. pinta - Drawing/editing program modeled after Paint.NET. It's goal is to provide a simplified alternative to GIMP for casual users privoxy - A web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities. processing - Programming environment for creating images, animations and interactions projectm-pulseaudio - Music visualizer which uses 3D accelerated iterative image based rendering (pulseaudio) projectm-sdl - Music visualizer which uses 3D accelerated iterative image based rendering (sdl) python2-pyxmpp - Python XMPP and Jabber implementation based on libxml2 python-pyinsane - Python library to access and use image scanners qtspim - New user interface for spim, a MIPS simulator. rdiff-backup - A utility for local/remote mirroring and incremental backups. remacs - Emacs with parts of it written in Rust steghide - Embeds a message in a file by replacing some of the least significant bits surf - A simple web browser based on WebKit/GTK+. tabbed - Simple generic tabbed fronted to xembed aware applications. transset-df - A patched version of X.Org's transset with added functionality. tuxpaint-config - Tux Paint configuration tool uncrustify - A source code beautifier vim-jellybeans - Colorful, dark color scheme, inspired by ir_black and twilight vim-ultisnips - TextMate-style snippets for Vim. wren - Small, fast, class-based concurrent scripting language xautomation - Controls X from the command line and does "visual scraping". xbindkeys - Launch shell commands with your keyboard or your mouse under X zapcc - C++ compiler based on Clang, but significantly faster zeal - An offline API documentation browser I'll wait two weeks before adding them to AUR, running both `db-remove` and `svn rm` on the unmaintained packages. PS. If unmaintained orphans in [core] could be moved to [extra], and unmaintained orphans in [extra] could be moved to [community], that could be a nice "trickle down" effect and would be an appreciated cleanup as well, but that is just my opinion. To quote our newly elected leader, in connection with the previous spring cleaning: > Cleanup is always good > > - Levente Polyak -- Best regards, Alexander F. Rødseth / xyproto

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[aur-general] Upgrade AUR visp package to get ViSP 3.3.0 release
by Fabien Spindler 02 Mar '20

02 Mar '20

Hi, There is the visp package: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/visp/ that needs to be updated with 3.3.0 release. In https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=visp changes should be |pkgver=3.3.0 ||md5sums=('||b210fff3c47f362c54238f33759d6e7d') | I would appreciate if someone can update the package. Thanks Fabien ||||

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[aur-general] Question about AUR submission guidelines rule #1
by Lone_Wolf 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

Hi, Scimmia pointed me to [1] in answer of a request by me on forum. I re-read the page and realised the exception to the first rule leaves some things open. text quoted from wiki for reference : * The submitted PKGBUILDs must not build applications *already in any* of the *official* binary *repositories* under any circumstances. Check the official package database <https://www.archlinux.org/packages/> for the package. If any version of it exists, *do not* submit the package. If the official package is out-of-date, flag it as such. If the official package is broken or is lacking a feature, then please file a bug report <https://bugs.archlinux.org/>. *Exception* to this strict rule may only be packages having *extra features* enabled and/or *patches* in comparison to the official ones. In such an occasion the |pkgname| should be different to express that difference. For example, a package for GNU screen containing the sidebar patch could be named |screen-sidebar|. Additionally the |provides=('screen')| array should be used in order to avoid conflicts with the official package. The package types listed below are in AUR and appear to be allowed but are not mentioned in the exception . - packages that *remove *features. example : mesa-noglvnd[2] disables glvnd support but is otherwise the same as extra/mesa of the same upstream version . Maybe change the wording to clarify this ? - VCS packages building trunk master or specific branches example : gcc-git [3] The PKGBUILD is very similar to repo version, but it does build trunk master. Are they considered to have 'patches' or should they be mentioned specifically ? - VCS packages building a specific commit or revision (Sorry, can't find an example atm.) Usually these are considered 'stable' versions. Are they seen as packages having patches or should they have their own rule ? Suppose we have 2 packages of this type : A builds a commit that matches exactly with latest released version, B builds some commit without a tag or label.. In my opinion A violates rule#1, but I'm unsure about B. How do we make the difference clear ? - Older versions of repo packages There are plenty of older versions of repo packages in AUR . Just search for gcc or llvm. I don't see anything in the exception that applies to these packages. Lone_Wolf [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR_submission_guidelines [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mesa-noglvnd [3] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gcc-git/

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[aur-general] CVEs Listing issue
by Vijay Kumar Kamannavar 24 Feb '20

24 Feb '20

Hello Team, https://security.archlinux.org/issues/all is not listing all CVES. Thanks, Vijay

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[aur-general] review of getax2019 PKGBUILD
by Yoan Blanc 23 Feb '20

23 Feb '20

Hi folks, I've built my first PKGBUILD based on Brunio Renié's vaudtax, https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vaudtax/ https://gitlab.com/greut/getax Do you think I could propose it as is to aur-request? Do you see anything that could be improved? Cheers, -- Yoan

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[aur-general] No way to disable AUR notifications
by Alberto Salvia Novella 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

My account is banned from the AUR, but I'm still receiving email notifications from it with no way to disable them. Alberto <https://es20490446e.wordpress.com>

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[aur-general] guile-json package disappeared
by 藍挺瑋 15 Feb '20

15 Feb '20

My guix package on AUR depends on guile-json >= 3. This package used to be available on AUR, but now I could not find it. A user reported an installation failure on guix because of missing guile-json. Why the package disappeared? I tried to find guile-json on aur-requests, but I only found an accepted orphan request. I found no deletion request. https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-requests/2019-December/036025.html https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-requests/2020-January/036592.html

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[aur-general] Review of clickhouse-static PKGBUILD
by Felixoid 14 Feb '20

14 Feb '20

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hello, dear TUs and Arch developers. I'd like to ask relative the package clickhouse-static[1]. The officially supported way to build ClickHouse binaries is static linking[2]. And my question: is it possible that the package with the current building structure (getting contribs like submodules in upstream, static linking etc.) would theoretically come to [community] repository? Best regards, Mikhail f. Shiryaev [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/clickhouse-static/ [2] https://clickhouse.tech/docs/en/development/style/#platform -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEESIZn3Pa5datRJo5TOc1XU71dhW8FAl5AolAACgkQOc1XU71d hW9BsBAAjrsvRpWHLyUwFtc8iku6U6mzeOSPPG5WqgzREXBCxbniEYuDRbvUOfr5 C4Ua8y8vzq+x42Hg82PM5hcJErftcSPcQvD1o86Omxb7ZRIkeMcWmfVKcegcOTtm a/4VhUb5RuriC7L8euY6jL7a3v6j047VHZPFO5HYU0OJqL40dBR1zdBcRKw8uJXi GvmB7nJVhdPDGHP+HrE3ke7etyHB0yv8BqiQO/EPeqR3xxok6AdZYcARx/THSskV j8F2G3gOVYjDnDfn2e0J7eGN3ZjjuEIJg6133Fv3sh52akvU/zFT0WEMNkO6L6YZ Ku9uPWZ+1oaTYpqEimRNRTrpth+JqozthlUzFn+wNOxSJuUtu6a4/Qd0RJeYW80b l3Qm83aTSwv5vjMpm09eD6djfD7q6XZ3U+gPrY/Ntc1AxR8R6FuRiozxOYPzR2HA c7JZNm2li7WnoXh5wm5f3rPJo6SfdJRDIfLPAn6gigLed4WRJKE9VCDc8WtCWwcU kbfi9GBD95bd1XqSXf3OGfSaAnc71dXPWr8MV23QFNrmkPbx21+d6AW0CNBTmHpg 6OXLWkJIRMHFxtbdk043Ne/wq05jLnF6+a5adllkwmlnI14auaR2Ud5RUN1Gy6St 7zu07Ozv7yM/Y9+Q154l8r7ivy7+l9tynUs0FGTHjASKSc0vFvY= =Knpg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[aur-general] Traceback from aurweb upon git push
by Chris Billington 10 Feb '20

10 Feb '20

Hi all, I received the below traceback when pushing to the AUR. The push appears to have been successful, but it seems to me this may indicate an issue with aurweb, so I'm providing it here as a bug report. If it is not a bug and actually my fault, please enlighten me :) -Chris [bilbo:yaru]$ makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO [bilbo:yaru]$ git add .SRCINFO PKGBUILD [bilbo:yaru]$ git commit -m "forgot to update .SRCINFO" [master 928f730] forgot to update .SRCINFO 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) [bilbo:yaru]$ git push Enumerating objects: 7, done. Counting objects: 100% (7/7), done. Delta compression using up to 8 threads Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done. Writing objects: 100% (4/4), 543 bytes | 543.00 KiB/s, done. Total 4 (delta 2), reused 0 (delta 0) remote: Traceback (most recent call last): remote: File "/usr/bin/aurweb-notify", line 11, in <module> remote: load_entry_point('aurweb==4.8.0', 'console_scripts', 'aurweb-notify')() remote: File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/aurweb-4.8.0-py3.8.egg/aurweb/scripts/notify.py", line 554, in main remote: File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/aurweb-4.8.0-py3.8.egg/aurweb/scripts/notify.py", line 86, in send remote: File "/usr/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 854, in __init__ remote: self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds, remote: File "/usr/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 1702, in _execute_child remote: raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename) remote: PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '' To ssh://aur.archlinux.org/yaru 3d4130a..928f730 master -> master

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[aur-general] Primary email provider is dead.
by Thegala 09 Feb '20

09 Feb '20

Hello, I used to have account "gala" with email gala(a)openaliasbox.org. I lost password. And Openmailbox service is dead. I think it is wise to delete that account. Best Regards -- thegala thegala(a)disroot.org

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