January 2015 - Aur-general - lists.archlinux.org

[aur-general] ttf-google-webfonts{,-distilled,-git,-hg} mess
by Jason St. John 19 Jun '19

19 Jun '19

I am the current maintainer of the AUR package ttf-google-webfonts-hg[4], and I'm bothered by the mess of various packages there are for Google's Web Fonts project. It's not at all KISS in its current state. There are currently four different AUR packages[1][2][3][4] that essentially supply the same files, and all four packages conflict with each other. Around August of 2012, the package named ttf-google-webfonts[1] was orphaned, and user w0ng created a GitHub repository[5] that mirrors the Mercurial repository[6] on Google Code (why?). Then, the new maintainer changed the original ttf-google-webfonts package from a VCS-type package that simply lacked "-hg" in the name to a package that pulls tarballs from w0ng's GitHub repo[5]. As you can see in the comments for ttf-google-webfonts[1], this has caused all sorts of confusion and messages about the package being out-of-date or having invalid checksums. To get around these issues, user epinephrine created the package ttf-google-webfonts-git[3] that clones w0ng's GitHub repo[5] instead of pulling tarballs from it, which significantly reduces the maintenance required on the package. Then, user Gently created a package named ttf-google-webfonts-distilled[2] that pulls a tarball from w0ng's GitHub repo[5] and only installs a small subset of the fonts therein. Shortly after ttf-google-webfonts[1] was changed from being a Mercurial-based package and not liking the direction that the package was taking, I reuploaded the original ttf-google-webfonts package as ttf-google-webfonts-hg[4] for people that simply wanted the old package back that uses the actual Google Web Fonts repository to download the files. To clean up this mess, I propose that ttf-google-webfonts-distilled[2] and ttf-google-webfonts-git[3] be deleted outright, for what should be obvious reasons. I also propose that ttf-google-webfonts[1] be deleted because of how frequently the Web Fonts project is updated and because the project lacks version numbers. If people really feel strongly about keeping that maintenance nightmare, then let them have it, but I really don't see what advantage it provides over the original ttf-google-webfonts-hg[4] other than one less makedepends. I apologize for the huge email, but this situation really is a mess. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ttf-google-webfonts/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ttf-google-webfonts-distilled/ [3] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ttf-google-webfonts-git/ [4] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ttf-google-webfonts-hg/ [5] https://github.com/w0ng/googlefontdirectory [6] https://code.google.com/p/googlefontdirectory/ Jason

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[aur-general] Email Notifications of new AUR orphaning/deletion/merging method
by David Phillips 11 Feb '15

11 Feb '15

Given that we're still getting requests on this list for removal/merging/orphaning of packages, could we not simply send an email out to all those who have AUR accounts explaining the fact that we've changed the way things are done since then? I recognise that this might be viewed as spammy or annoying by those who are already fully aware of this fact, but passive notification on the AUR front page hasn't proved to be fully effective. Perhaps if there are a lot of AUR accounts who never maintain or own any packages, we could simply send email messages only to those who currently have one or more packages under their wing? What do you all think? -- David Phillips GPG Key 0x7BF3D17D0884BF5B Fingerprint 2426 235A 7831 AA2F 56AF 4BC0 7BF3 D17D 0884 BF5B

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[aur-general] Signoff report for [community-testing]
by Arch Website Notification 31 Jan '15

31 Jan '15

=== Signoff report for [community-testing] === https://www.archlinux.org/packages/signoffs/ There are currently: * 14 new packages in last 24 hours * 0 known bad packages * 0 packages not accepting signoffs * 0 fully signed off packages * 17 packages missing signoffs * 1 package older than 14 days (Note: the word 'package' as used here refers to packages as grouped by pkgbase, architecture, and repository; e.g., one PKGBUILD produces one package per architecture, even if it is a split package.) == New packages in [community-testing] in last 24 hours (14 total) == * acpi_call-1.1.0-20 (i686) * bbswitch-0.8-24 (i686) * r8168-8.039.00-8 (i686) * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r1-18 (i686) * tp_smapi-0.41-61 (i686) * vhba-module-20140928-4 (i686) * virtualbox-modules-4.3.20-7 (i686) * acpi_call-1.1.0-20 (x86_64) * bbswitch-0.8-24 (x86_64) * r8168-8.039.00-8 (x86_64) * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r1-18 (x86_64) * tp_smapi-0.41-61 (x86_64) * vhba-module-20140928-4 (x86_64) * virtualbox-modules-4.3.20-7 (x86_64) == Incomplete signoffs for [community] (17 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any) 0/2 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-20 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-24 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * r8168-8.039.00-8 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r1-18 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-61 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-4 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-4.3.20-7 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-20 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-24 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (x86_64) 1/2 signoffs * r8168-8.039.00-8 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r1-18 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-61 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-4 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-4.3.20-7 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (1 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any), since 2014-08-27 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours == 1. foutrelis - 2 signoffs 2. anatolik - 1 signoffs

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[aur-general] Packaging releases from git.kernel.org
by Troy Engel 30 Jan '15

30 Jan '15

I struggled a bit to package a tagged stable release from git.kernel.org to complement the -git package, finally figured out a method that's simple[1] but hidden from the cgit webUI; wanted to add to the wiki as a FAQ/tip for others. Would this be the right page? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository If not, better idea where to share the method? Not finding anything that looks right from the category page https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Category:Package_development dedicated to git/svn build tips for AUR... ? -te [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/tr/trace-cmd/PKGBUILD

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[aur-general] Signoff report for [community-testing]
by Arch Website Notification 30 Jan '15

30 Jan '15

=== Signoff report for [community-testing] === https://www.archlinux.org/packages/signoffs/ There are currently: * 0 new packages in last 24 hours * 0 known bad packages * 0 packages not accepting signoffs * 0 fully signed off packages * 3 packages missing signoffs * 1 package older than 14 days (Note: the word 'package' as used here refers to packages as grouped by pkgbase, architecture, and repository; e.g., one PKGBUILD produces one package per architecture, even if it is a split package.) == Incomplete signoffs for [community] (3 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any) 0/2 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (x86_64) 1/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (1 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any), since 2014-08-27 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours ==

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[aur-general] Signoff report for [community-testing]
by Arch Website Notification 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

=== Signoff report for [community-testing] === https://www.archlinux.org/packages/signoffs/ There are currently: * 0 new packages in last 24 hours * 0 known bad packages * 0 packages not accepting signoffs * 0 fully signed off packages * 3 packages missing signoffs * 1 package older than 14 days (Note: the word 'package' as used here refers to packages as grouped by pkgbase, architecture, and repository; e.g., one PKGBUILD produces one package per architecture, even if it is a split package.) == Incomplete signoffs for [community] (3 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any) 0/2 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (x86_64) 1/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (1 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any), since 2014-08-27 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours == 1. djgera - 3 signoffs

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[aur-general] Signoff report for [community-testing]
by Arch Website Notification 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

=== Signoff report for [community-testing] === https://www.archlinux.org/packages/signoffs/ There are currently: * 0 new packages in last 24 hours * 0 known bad packages * 0 packages not accepting signoffs * 0 fully signed off packages * 3 packages missing signoffs * 1 package older than 14 days (Note: the word 'package' as used here refers to packages as grouped by pkgbase, architecture, and repository; e.g., one PKGBUILD produces one package per architecture, even if it is a split package.) == Incomplete signoffs for [community] (3 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any) 0/2 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (x86_64) 1/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (1 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any), since 2014-08-27 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours == 1. allan - 11 signoffs 2. foutrelis - 2 signoffs 3. eworm - 2 signoffs 4. dan - 2 signoffs 5. pierre - 2 signoffs

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[aur-general] Signoff report for [community-testing]
by Arch Website Notification 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

=== Signoff report for [community-testing] === https://www.archlinux.org/packages/signoffs/ There are currently: * 0 new packages in last 24 hours * 0 known bad packages * 0 packages not accepting signoffs * 0 fully signed off packages * 3 packages missing signoffs * 1 package older than 14 days (Note: the word 'package' as used here refers to packages as grouped by pkgbase, architecture, and repository; e.g., one PKGBUILD produces one package per architecture, even if it is a split package.) == Incomplete signoffs for [community] (3 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any) 0/2 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (1 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any), since 2014-08-27 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours == 1. andyrtr - 1 signoffs

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[aur-general] Please enable zh_TW locale on AUR
by 黃柏諺 26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

As title says,please enable AUR's zh_TW locale,it should be 100% on Transifex now. :D

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[aur-general] Signoff report for [community-testing]
by Arch Website Notification 26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

=== Signoff report for [community-testing] === https://www.archlinux.org/packages/signoffs/ There are currently: * 0 new packages in last 24 hours * 0 known bad packages * 0 packages not accepting signoffs * 0 fully signed off packages * 3 packages missing signoffs * 1 package older than 14 days (Note: the word 'package' as used here refers to packages as grouped by pkgbase, architecture, and repository; e.g., one PKGBUILD produces one package per architecture, even if it is a split package.) == Incomplete signoffs for [community] (3 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any) 0/2 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * freeradius-3.0.6-2 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (1 total) == * freevo-1.9.0-14 (any), since 2014-08-27 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours == 1. fyan - 3 signoffs

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