On 11/13/24 3:41 PM, Doug Newgard wrote:
On 11/13/24 8:32 AM, Actionless Loveless wrote:
> and on the flagging page itself, <snip> i don't see anything here suggesting that there are some rule exemptions for a VCS package. if you have another reliable source, feel free to quote&link that.
The full text when flagging a VCS package:
Use this form to flag the package base <pkgbase>-git and the following packages out-of-date:
<pkgname>-git This seems to be a VCS package. Please do not flag it out-of-date if the package version in the AUR does not match the most recent commit. Flagging this package should only be done if the sources moved or changes in the PKGBUILD are required because of recent upstream changes.
Please do not use this form to report bugs. Use the package comments instead. Enter details on why the package is out-of-date below, preferably including links to the release announcement or the new release tarball.
Your PKGBUILD was fine, then changes were made upstream and it is no longer fine, hence it's out of date.
Whether "upstream" refers to Arch or the upstream of the sources of the package is subject to debate if you ask me. For what it's worth, when it comes to official packages, we would consider an out of date flag reporting a missing dependency a wrong use of it. Regardless of the fact that it might be different for VCS packages, this is not a reason to use the flag out of date button abusively. In that specific case, I would argue a simple comment like the one I did [1] would have done the trick (instead of purposely create annoyances and burden to people, including the moderation). If a maintainer of a package isn't responsive to such a comment, there are other proper means to act [2]. In any case, since the different actors of this issue have now been contacted regarding their respective fault, let's please drop the subject here :) [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/goodvibes-git#comment-998356 [2] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_submission_guidelines#Orphan -- Regards, Robin Candau / Antiz