November 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in the comments for ttf-google-webfonts[1], this has caused all sorts of confusion and messages about the package being out-of-date or having invalid checksums.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] Signoff report for [community-testing]
by Arch Website Notification 30 Nov '15

30 Nov '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 * 17 packages missing signoffs * 13 packages 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] (17 total) == * salt-2015.8.2-1 (any) 0/2 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * msgpack-c-1.3.0-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * msgpack-c-1.3.0-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (13 total) == * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * salt-2015.8.2-1 (any), since 2015-11-13 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours ==

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[aur-general] Why is the package version still the old one?
by Iru Cai 29 Nov '15

29 Nov '15

Hi, I updated babl-git, gegl-git, and gimp-git to AUR. Why are the version of these packages still the old one? The version in depends is also not updated. Regards, Iru

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

29 Nov '15

=== Signoff report for [community-testing] === https://www.archlinux.org/packages/signoffs/ There are currently: * 2 new packages in last 24 hours * 0 known bad packages * 0 packages not accepting signoffs * 0 fully signed off packages * 17 packages missing signoffs * 13 packages 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 (2 total) == * msgpack-c-1.3.0-1 (i686) * msgpack-c-1.3.0-1 (x86_64) == Incomplete signoffs for [community] (17 total) == * salt-2015.8.2-1 (any) 0/2 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * msgpack-c-1.3.0-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * msgpack-c-1.3.0-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (13 total) == * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * salt-2015.8.2-1 (any), since 2015-11-13 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours ==

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[aur-general] Metadata from aur3
by kaptoxic 28 Nov '15

28 Nov '15

Hi, Is there a way to retrieve package metadata from aur3 (votes and comments) and migrate them to aur4? There was a question about merging comments during the aur3-to-aur4 migration period, but I am wondering if that is still possible. If data is still around, perhaps a script could be written that extracts the appropriate information and adjusts it for aur4. (It seems unfortunate that some of the packages that were migrated too late lost all of that metadata.) Cheers, Ivan

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

28 Nov '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 * 15 packages missing signoffs * 13 packages 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] (15 total) == * salt-2015.8.2-1 (any) 0/2 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (13 total) == * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * salt-2015.8.2-1 (any), since 2015-11-13 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours == 1. heftig - 3 signoffs

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

27 Nov '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 * 15 packages missing signoffs * 12 packages 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] (15 total) == * salt-2015.8.2-1 (any) 0/2 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (12 total) == * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours == 1. bisson - 1 signoffs

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

26 Nov '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 * 15 packages missing signoffs * 12 packages 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] (15 total) == * salt-2015.8.2-1 (any) 0/2 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (12 total) == * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours == 1. foutrelis - 9 signoffs 2. bisson - 5 signoffs

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[aur-general] Signoff report for [community-testing]
by Arch Website Notification 25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15

=== Signoff report for [community-testing] === https://www.archlinux.org/packages/signoffs/ There are currently: * 1 new package in last 24 hours * 0 known bad packages * 0 packages not accepting signoffs * 0 fully signed off packages * 16 packages missing signoffs * 12 packages 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 (1 total) == * npm-3.5.0-1 (any) == Incomplete signoffs for [community] (16 total) == * npm-3.5.0-1 (any) 0/2 signoffs * salt-2015.8.2-1 (any) 0/2 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (12 total) == * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours ==

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[aur-general] Signoff report for [community-testing]
by Arch Website Notification 24 Nov '15

24 Nov '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 * 38 packages missing signoffs * 12 packages 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] (38 total) == * cinnamon-translations-2.8.2-1 (any) 0/2 signoffs * salt-2015.8.2-1 (any) 0/2 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * cinnamon-2.8.5-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * cinnamon-control-center-2.8.1-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * cinnamon-desktop-2.8.0-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * cinnamon-menus-2.8.0-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * cinnamon-screensaver-2.8.0-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * cinnamon-session-2.8.2-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * cinnamon-settings-daemon-2.8.2-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * cjs-2.8.0-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * muffin-2.8.4-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * nemo-2.8.5-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * nemo-extensions-2.8.0-1 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (i686) 0/1 signoffs * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * cinnamon-2.8.5-2 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * cinnamon-control-center-2.8.1-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * cinnamon-desktop-2.8.0-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * cinnamon-menus-2.8.0-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * cinnamon-screensaver-2.8.0-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * cinnamon-session-2.8.2-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * cinnamon-settings-daemon-2.8.2-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * cjs-2.8.0-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * muffin-2.8.4-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * nemo-2.8.5-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * nemo-extensions-2.8.0-1 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs * virtualbox-modules-5.0.10-3 (x86_64) 0/2 signoffs == All packages in [community-testing] for more than 14 days (12 total) == * r8168-8.040.00-9 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * r8168-8.040.00-9 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * vhba-module-20140928-20 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * acpi_call-1.1.0-37 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * rt3562sta-2.4.1.1_r3-2 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * bbswitch-0.8-39 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (i686), since 2015-11-04 * tp_smapi-0.41-76 (x86_64), since 2015-11-04 == Top five in signoffs in last 24 hours ==

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