August 2023 - Aur-requests - lists.archlinux.org

[PRQ#44311] Deletion Request for dconf-git
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 24 Sep '23

24 Sep '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for dconf-git [2]: Orphan VCS pkg from 2021, created by @shoober420. With non-monotonic pkgver(). But it seems no one needs this anymore: 1 vote, 0 comments. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/dconf-git/

1 1

[PRQ#44310] Deletion Request for lib32-dconf-git
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 24 Sep '23

24 Sep '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for lib32-dconf-git [2]: Abandoned lib32 VCS pkg from 2021 by MIA owner (@shoober420). With non-monotonic pkgver(). But it seems no one needs this anymore: 1 vote, 0 comments. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/lib32-dconf-git/

1 1

[PRQ#44309] Deletion Request for sdl2-nox
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 23 Sep '23

23 Sep '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for sdl2-nox [2]: Orphan, outdated package, last changed a year ago. Last comment is from 2018. I recommend deletion. Not just because of its maintenence status. But also because of the fact that in this day and age, "nox" designation is misleading. It was meant to mean "no X(.org server)", but was synonymous to "headless", a.k.a. "no GUI". However, nowadays there is Wayland, so "no X" could also mean "Wayland-only". One can only guess, based on build configuration parameters, that this is headless. However, this is not truly "no X" in the sense that it depends on mesa, which uses libx11 client-side libraries (there is no "mesa- nox"). Also, I'm not sure how SDL2 can be useful without GUI support, as this is meant for audiovisual applications (games and other multimedia programs). (Maybe automated testing purposes?) In any case, no package specifically depends on it, except for the long-abandoned and broken ffmpeg-nox-git from 2021, which I've submitted for deletion (PRQ#43348) on 2023-07-01. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/sdl2-nox/

1 1

[PRQ#44308] Deletion Request for ruffle-arm
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 23 Sep '23

23 Sep '23

FabioLolix [1] filed a deletion request for ruffle-arm [2]: ARM specific, disguised -bin pkgbuild, user build binary, disguised stable pkgbuild (ruffle publish nightly only since years) [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/FabioLolix/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/ruffle-arm/

1 1

[PRQ#44306] Deletion Request for anbox-modules-dkms-aarch64_fix
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 23 Sep '23

23 Sep '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for anbox-modules-dkms- aarch64_fix [2]: This fork of anbox-modules is discontinued. It seems to have been a one-time effort a year ago (2022-07-03), with only 10 commits. Upstream is 1 year newer. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/anbox-modules-dkms-aarch64_fix/

1 1

[PRQ#44304] Deletion Request for metamorphose2
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 23 Sep '23

23 Sep '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for metamorphose2 [2]: This old Python2 package is not needed. There is a Python3-based fork, currently available as a VCS package: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/metamorphose2-python3-git [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/metamorphose2/

1 1

[PRQ#44298] Deletion Request for sdl2_ttf-git
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 23 Sep '23

23 Sep '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for sdl2_ttf-git [2]: Broken, abandoned VCS pkg from 2021, MIA owner (@shoober420). Upstream now defaults to sdl3 development branch, so in its current state this package is wrong, misleading. But the package has had problems earlier, as it hadn't been kept up- to-date with upstream dependency changes. There is only one comment from a year ago about breaking issues. But as no one has stepped up to maintain this package, I think it is time to sunset it. Even if fixed, there wouldn't be much benefit: upstream will focus on SDL3, so updates to SDL2 will be rare. Extra repo still carries the latest stable version. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/sdl2_ttf-git/

1 1

[PRQ#44296] Deletion Request for lib32-sdl2-git
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 23 Sep '23

23 Sep '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for lib32-sdl2-git [2]: Broken, orphan VCS pkg from 2021 (made by @shoober420). Upstream now defaults to sdl3 development branch, so in its current state this package is wrong, misleading. But there has been many problems even earlier. There are three user comments in the last two years, all about breaking issues. But as no one has stepped up to maintain this package, I think it is time to sunset it. Even if fixed, there wouldn't be much benefit: upstream will focus on SDL3, so updates to SDL2 will be rare. Multilib repo still carries the latest stable version. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/lib32-sdl2-git/

1 1

[PRQ#44295] Deletion Request for lib32-sdl2_ttf-git
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 23 Sep '23

23 Sep '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for lib32-sdl2_ttf-git [2]: Abandoned pkg from 2021, MIA owner (@shoober420). Upstream now defaults to sdl3 development branch, so in its current state this package is wrong, misleading. Not useful to keep, and it seems no one is interested: 1 vote, 0 comments. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/lib32-sdl2_ttf-git/

1 1

[PRQ#44294] Deletion Request for lib32-freetype2-git
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 23 Sep '23

23 Sep '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for lib32-freetype2-git [2]: Abandoned lib32 VCS pkg from 2020 by MIA owner (@shoober420). With non-monotonic pkgver(). Hasn't been kept in sync with upstream and repo package: doesn't use meson, no lib32-brotli depends, and lacks Arch repo's custom patches. But seems people generally don't need this package: 2 votes, 0 comments. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/lib32-freetype2-git/

1 1