[PRQ#75194] Deletion Request for looking-glass
gnif [1] filed a deletion request for looking-glass [2]: The `looking-glass-host` for Linux is unmaintained, incomplete and non-functional. Please stop providing a package for it, you're causing us support issues. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/gnif/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/looking-glass/
Hi, It is being maintained, unfortunately the binutils change coincided with me moving and as such I've not been able to do be on-top of rebuild bumps and such directly. I'm working on setting my systems back up this weekend so by Sunday it should be updated. I'll also add a message pin to not contact upstream if people encounter issues. I thought I had already done so but I guess I forgot in all the chaos. My sincere apologies for the noise that must have created the past week or so. Kind Regards, Omar Pakker On August 8, 2025 11:25:05 AM UTC, notify@aur.archlinux.org wrote:
gnif [1] filed a deletion request for looking-glass [2]:
The `looking-glass-host` for Linux is unmaintained, incomplete and non-functional. Please stop providing a package for it, you're causing us support issues.
[1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/gnif/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/looking-glass/
Hi, It is being maintained, unfortunately the binutils change coincided with me moving and as such I've not been able to do be on-top of rebuild bumps and such directly. I'm working on setting my systems back up this weekend so by Sunday it should be updated. I'll also add a message pin to not contact upstream if people encounter issues. I thought I had already done so but I guess I forgot. My sincere apologies for the noise that must have created the past week or so. Kind Regards, Omar Pakker On August 8, 2025 11:25:05 AM UTC, notify@aur.archlinux.org wrote:
gnif [1] filed a deletion request for looking-glass [2]:
The `looking-glass-host` for Linux is unmaintained, incomplete and non-functional. Please stop providing a package for it, you're causing us support issues.
[1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/gnif/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/looking-glass/
So you're telling me, the author of this project, that I am wrong? The Looking Glass Host application for Linux is UNMAINTAINED and does not work. Remove the looking-glass-host package please! On 2025-08-08 22:25, O. Pakker wrote:
Hi,
It is being maintained, unfortunately the binutils change coincided with me moving and as such I've not been able to do be on-top of rebuild bumps and such directly. I'm working on setting my systems back up this weekend so by Sunday it should be updated.
I'll also add a message pin to not contact upstream if people encounter issues. I thought I had already done so but I guess I forgot. My sincere apologies for the noise that must have created the past week or so.
Kind Regards, Omar Pakker
On August 8, 2025 11:25:05 AM UTC, notify@aur.archlinux.org wrote:
gnif [1] filed a deletion request for looking-glass [2]:
The `looking-glass-host` for Linux is unmaintained, incomplete and non-functional. Please stop providing a package for it, you're causing us support issues.
[1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/gnif/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/looking-glass/
Hi, That's not at all what I said? I'm not sure where you're reading that. This request is filed in the context of the AUR and the PKGBUILD, which I /do/ maintain. I'm sorry for the delay in PKGBUILD updates and it'll need a bit more time. Best I could do this minute was adding the pinned message. I've rescheduled things here and I'll be working on getting my systems set up today. In regards to the host application specifically, I could remove the host build instructions from the PKGBUILD though it is news to me this has issues. Note that this deletion request is against the whole including the client not just the host. The host was/is included because it was and still is provided in the sources as well as the official upstream documentation without a deprecation note of any kind. Is the official upstream stance this component of looking-glass is deprecated, unmaintained and should no longer be used? Kind Regards, Omar Pakker On August 8, 2025 12:29:53 PM UTC, Geoffrey McRae <geoff@hostfission.com> wrote:
So you're telling me, the author of this project, that I am wrong? The Looking Glass Host application for Linux is UNMAINTAINED and does not work. Remove the looking-glass-host package please!
On 2025-08-08 22:25, O. Pakker wrote:
Hi,
It is being maintained, unfortunately the binutils change coincided with me moving and as such I've not been able to do be on-top of rebuild bumps and such directly. I'm working on setting my systems back up this weekend so by Sunday it should be updated.
I'll also add a message pin to not contact upstream if people encounter issues. I thought I had already done so but I guess I forgot. My sincere apologies for the noise that must have created the past week or so.
Kind Regards, Omar Pakker
On August 8, 2025 11:25:05 AM UTC, notify@aur.archlinux.org wrote:
gnif [1] filed a deletion request for looking-glass [2]:
The `looking-glass-host` for Linux is unmaintained, incomplete and non-functional. Please stop providing a package for it, you're causing us support issues.
[1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/gnif/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/looking-glass/
Request #75194 has been Rejected by Muflone [1]: the looking-glass-host package has been removed [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/Muflone/
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Geoffrey McRae
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notify＠aur.archlinux.org
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O. Pakker
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O. Pakker