September 2025 - Aur-general - lists.archlinux.org

Temporarily suspend matthewq337 user
by Michał 17 Feb '26

17 Feb '26

Hello, I've seen this user squats many packages dropped which are either dropped to AUR or abandoned, and then adds other people who are actually interested in said packages to co-maintainers. I've had this happen to me with 3 packages, which are also mentioned in examples list below. In the past few months I have seen this user push various nonsense commits to many packages. Some examples are: ruby-rails (and dependencies) where only pkgver was bumped, without testing any build. This resulted in build failures for simple reasons such as missing files: https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/commit/?h=ruby-actionview&id=a98abc6… https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ruby-actionview#comment-1019144 pyload-ng, pushing changes without pulling first and other nonsense "updated" commits without testing also visible in git log https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/commit/?h=pyload-ng&id=c91cc2cb90daa… librewolf-hg, package "fixed" which resulted in pkgbuild being unusable https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/librewolf-hg#comment-981229 python-dukpy, changing license file name from right to wrong which prevented install: https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/commit/?h=python-dukpy&id=2ddc02e9fa… https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/commit/?h=python-dukpy&id=9d7aab0205… python-glfw, bumping pkgver, but this did not actually result in new version being built: https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=python-glfw#n13 These examples are not from malice or anything, but from not testing changes and incompetence. "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone", but I think that such over such long period of time (~6 months at least) mistakes in packaging without seemingly any improvement show that matthewq337 doesn't care about state of packages. I am therefore calling for moderator action, to prevent this from happening so that Matthew can reflect. Kind regards, micwoj92

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Problem generating the telegraf package in a chroot
by Óscar García Amor 30 Sep '25

30 Sep '25

Hello folks, Let me tell you, I've been maintaining the Telegraf[1] package in AUR for some time now, and whenever I update it (or generate it), I have to do it in a container because it's not possible with the `extra-x86_64- build` command. If you look at the PKGBUILD, there is a point where the configuration is generated with the newly created binary itself. It is the last line of `build()`, `./build/telegraf config > telegraf.conf`. It is at this point that the execution stops completely if I build the package with `extra-x86_64-build`. Can you think of any reason why this might happen or how it could be fixed? This step is necessary because there is no other way to generate the base configuration. Best regards. [1]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/telegraf -- Óscar García Amor | ogarcia at moire.org | http://ogarcia.me

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Please remove the removal request of libelectron-electron-meta
by Corey Bruce 24 Sep '25

24 Sep '25

Hi guys I have been in conversation with a someone on my AUR package who decided to request my package to.be <http://to.be> removed when it shouldn't be and was kindly ask if the removal request could be removed as it would cause a lot of problems for not only me but all the users who use my software and break things by removing this essential meta package Thank you corey

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Request to adopt unlisted AUR packages
by Damian Höster 23 Sep '25

23 Sep '25

Hello, I would like to adopt the currently unlisted packages `google-gemini-nativefier` and `anthropic-claude-nativefier`. They were maintained by amaxcz until few weeks ago, `openai-chatgpt-nativefier` still is. I had used those packages for quite a long time, and recently noticed that they had vanished from the AUR, only the repositories remained. I already modified the PKGBUILDs to my liking. Not sure if this is the right place to go to, but I couldn't find any information on what to do in such a situation from the Arch Wiki. My username is damian101 on the AUR as well. Kind regards damian101

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What is the business behind many sandboxing package being deleted?
by concierge9156 22 Sep '25

22 Sep '25

Hi community, I’m an ordinary user who relies on the sandboxing packages from the AUR. To my surprise, a large number of these packages have been removed and the maintainer now points us to a separate PKGBUILD repository. According to the AUR submission guidelines , the AUR (and official repos) are meant for “packages which install general software and software‑related content, including … configuration file(s).” Sandbox packages are precisely configuration files that provide unique, valuable features for many users. When I asked the maintainer on Matrix for an explanation, she replied simply: “Are you having the false sensation of AUR being free? I had that mistake before.” The wholesale deletion of these packages undermines the sandboxing community’s efforts and leaves countless users without essential tools. I request a clear, reasoned justification for this action and a reconsideration of the policy’s application to sandbox packages. Thank you. concierge9156

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Help with Creating an AUR Account
by Muneo 17 Sep '25

17 Sep '25

Hello, I encountered an issue while creating an AUR account. Where should I direct my inquiry in such cases?

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Erroneous Merge Request
by HurricanePootis 16 Sep '25

16 Sep '25

Hello, I am the maintainer for citron and citron-git. Someone erroneously made a merge request—to merge citron into citron git—because they don't understand how tag sources work and it caused confusion (and they didn't even comment for clarification). It is incredibly stressful situation, knowing that I could potentially have my work be messed with. Is there anything I can do to dispute requests? Or, I wished AUR maintainers could reply to request. It seems like there is no centralized place to discuss specific requests, leaving details to be lost in comments, etc. From, HurricanePootis

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Re: Erroneous Merge Request
by shresth paul 16 Sep '25

16 Sep '25

++ AUR List for visibility. On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM shresth paul <shresthpaul133(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello HurricanePootis, > > I think if you click on the option of View Changes, it should give you the > name of the person who made last changes to the PKG File. > > Thanks > Shresth Paul > > On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM HurricanePootis < > hurricanepootis(a)protonmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am the maintainer for citron and citron-git. Someone erroneously made a >> merge request—to merge citron into citron git—because they don't understand >> how tag sources work and it caused confusion (and they didn't even comment >> for clarification). >> >> It is incredibly stressful situation, knowing that I could potentially >> have my work be messed with. Is there anything I can do to dispute >> requests? Or, I wished AUR maintainers could reply to request. It seems >> like there is no centralized place to discuss specific requests, leaving >> details to be lost in comments, etc. >> >> From, >> HurricanePootis >> >> >>

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Non English package details
by Ramadan Ali 10 Sep '25

10 Sep '25

Hi, Is there any rules/policy about packages with non English details in AUR? Recently I came across many packages that have non English descriptions and I can't understand what the packages does or provide, and I got curious about the policy regarding this issue. Cheers, Ramadan Ali (alicavus)

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