On 03/08/2017 07:37 PM, Ivy Foster wrote:
Of course, you also can't be forced to install a packaging whose versioning or build options you dislike. PKGBUILDs are trivial to edit to taste.
I recognize that the AUR ML is a slightly heretical place to suggest this, but...the AUR is not the end-all-be-all of packaging scripts. If you don't like what you see there, write your own or edit an existing one. It'll take you under five minutes if you start from scratch.
In short, if you don't like what you see on the AUR and it's not actually harmful, ignore it. You'll be happier you did.
Thank you for the advice. This is, in fact, what I already do (if it affects the built package in any way). :) But ideally, we could edit PKGBUILDs to taste *in addition to* providing general advice about commonly-agreed tastes, or even specific advice. It isn't an either-or kind of thing, I am multi-talented that way. :) :) -- Eli Schwartz