[aur-general] Possible to switch the votes/comments for two packages?
This is complex. I while ago, I adopted the 'mprime' package which provides the pre-compiled bins. The mistake I made was to rename this mprime to 'mprime-bin' which did not take with it the comments/votes. I then uploaded a 2nd package which provides mprime compiled from source which I called 'mprime' thus replacing the legacy binary one with the new from-source one. Effect: The comments/votes for mprime-bin are really those of mprime. Is there any easy way to switch the votes/comment from the mprime package to the mprime-bin package? Of course, some of the comments will then be confusing. Not sure how to proceed. Thanks.
On Saturday, December 07, 2013 07:14:47 member graysky wrote:
This is complex. I while ago, I adopted the 'mprime' package which provides the pre-compiled bins. The mistake I made was to rename this mprime to 'mprime-bin' which did not take with it the comments/votes. I then uploaded a 2nd package which provides mprime compiled from source which I called 'mprime' thus replacing the legacy binary one with the new from-source one.
Effect: The comments/votes for mprime-bin are really those of mprime.
Is there any easy way to switch the votes/comment from the mprime package to the mprime-bin package? Of course, some of the comments will then be confusing. Not sure how to proceed. Thanks.
Just had a look, but now 'mprime' also has comments for itself. So I'd suggest to merge mprime-bin (with its votes/comments) to mprime, then you just re-upload the mprime-bin package. Please let me know if this is ok so I proceed, or maybe a better approach? :D Regards, Felix Yan
On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Felix Yan <felixonmars@gmail.com> wrote:
Just had a look, but now 'mprime' also has comments for itself. So I'd suggest to merge mprime-bin (with its votes/comments) to mprime, then you just re-upload the mprime-bin package. Please let me know if this is ok so I proceed, or maybe a better approach? :D
Hi Felix. If you do that, and I then reup mprime-bin, won't that mean all the votes will be with the mprime package? That is not a reflection of reality. The votes/comments should stay with the mprime-bin package. What do you think?
On 8 December 2013 19:17, member graysky <graysky@archlinux.us> wrote:
On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Felix Yan <felixonmars@gmail.com> wrote:
Just had a look, but now 'mprime' also has comments for itself. So I'd suggest to merge mprime-bin (with its votes/comments) to mprime, then you just re-upload the mprime-bin package. Please let me know if this is ok so I proceed, or maybe a better approach? :D
Hi Felix. If you do that, and I then reup mprime-bin, won't that mean all the votes will be with the mprime package? That is not a reflection of reality. The votes/comments should stay with the mprime-bin package. What do you think?
Your mistake was to update the mprime package before requesting a merge. You were probably not aware of the merge functionality that TUs have access to. The merge is one way -- meaning, you can't copy and retain data for reuse more than once. Now, your original package has new comments that are only relevant since the update. Your mprime-bin is a loner at this point. Barring intervention from an AUR developer, you have to sacrifice data of either one of the packages. For -bin: 1. Backup mprime 2. Merge mprime into mprime-bin 3. Delete non-relevant comments from mprime-bin 4. Reupload mprime from backup This should work to retain mprime-bin's data, but I'm not intricately familiar with the process. Unfortunately, you can't remove non-relevant votes (but you can tell others to remove theirs).
On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Rashif Ray Rahman wrote:
1. Backup mprime 2. Merge mprime into mprime-bin 3. Delete non-relevant comments from mprime-bin 4. Reupload mprime from backup
This should work to retain mprime-bin's data, but I'm not intricately familiar with the process. Unfortunately, you can't remove non-relevant votes (but you can tell others to remove theirs).
I have both backed-up here. Can you or another TU implement this 4 step plan? -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
On 8 December 2013 21:07, member graysky <graysky@archlinux.us> wrote:
On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Rashif Ray Rahman wrote:
1. Backup mprime 2. Merge mprime into mprime-bin 3. Delete non-relevant comments from mprime-bin 4. Reupload mprime from backup
This should work to retain mprime-bin's data, but I'm not intricately familiar with the process. Unfortunately, you can't remove non-relevant votes (but you can tell others to remove theirs).
I have both backed-up here. Can you or another TU implement this 4 step plan?
Sorry, this got lost. I thought Felix was already helping you. Anyway, merged. You can now take over from (3). -- GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Rashif Ray Rahman <schiv@archlinux.org> wrote:
On 8 December 2013 21:07, member graysky <graysky@archlinux.us> wrote:
On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Rashif Ray Rahman wrote:
1. Backup mprime 2. Merge mprime into mprime-bin 3. Delete non-relevant comments from mprime-bin 4. Reupload mprime from backup
This should work to retain mprime-bin's data, but I'm not intricately familiar with the process. Unfortunately, you can't remove non-relevant votes (but you can tell others to remove theirs).
I have both backed-up here. Can you or another TU implement this 4 step plan?
Sorry, this got lost. I thought Felix was already helping you. Anyway, merged. You can now take over from (3).
No problem, thank you for your help managing my mistake :)
On Thursday, December 12, 2013 04:46:57 Rashif Ray Rahman wrote:
On 8 December 2013 21:07, member graysky <graysky@archlinux.us> wrote:
On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Rashif Ray Rahman wrote:
1. Backup mprime 2. Merge mprime into mprime-bin 3. Delete non-relevant comments from mprime-bin 4. Reupload mprime from backup
This should work to retain mprime-bin's data, but I'm not intricately familiar with the process. Unfortunately, you can't remove non-relevant votes (but you can tell others to remove theirs).
I have both backed-up here. Can you or another TU implement this 4 step plan?
Sorry, this got lost. I thought Felix was already helping you. Anyway, merged. You can now take over from (3).
Oops, sorry I forgot about this... Regards, Felix Yan
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