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Re: [PRQ#43953] Deletion Request for python2-feedgen

by Arvedui

On 2023-07-09 15:52:27, Marcell Meszaros wrote: > python2-feedgen is a Python library, so it shall be consumed by other Python2 code. > > There is no such package on AUR that does that. > > Arch repo carries the Python3 based variant, and that is used in repo by 'hotdoc' package. > > Without Python2 based consuming modules, it is not useful for users to keep a Python2 library in AUR. Installing packages for local scripts is a valid use case. > There are also no votes or comments on its AUR page. Votes and comments are not a good indicator of use or usefulness especially for niche packets because only people with account can vote and may still not do so and comments are unnecessary for a working package. > So this is very clearly a case which is mentioned in the AUR submission guidelines, when a package is not needed by more than one person, it shall not be kept in the repo. The guidelines do not talk about need, only about potential usefulness.

1 year, 4 months

Re: [PRQ#43953] Deletion Request for python2-feedgen

by Marcell Meszaros

Thank you for explaining the use case. I will cancel my deletion request momentarily. On 9 July 2023 17:03:43 GMT+02:00, Arvedui <arvedui(a)posteo.de> wrote: >On 2023-07-09 15:52:27, Marcell Meszaros wrote: >> python2-feedgen is a Python library, so it shall be consumed by other Python2 code. >> >> There is no such package on AUR that does that. >> >> Arch repo carries the Python3 based variant, and that is used in repo by 'hotdoc' package. >> >> Without Python2 based consuming modules, it is not useful for users to keep a Python2 library in AUR. >Installing packages for local scripts is a valid use case. > >> There are also no votes or comments on its AUR page. >Votes and comments are not a good indicator of use or usefulness >especially for niche packets because only people with account can vote >and may still not do so and comments are unnecessary for a working >package. > >> So this is very clearly a case which is mentioned in the AUR submission guidelines, when a package is not needed by more than one person, it shall not be kept in the repo. >The guidelines do not talk about need, only about potential usefulness. >

1 year, 4 months