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[aur-general] Rebuild community/skype-call-recorder
by Michael Witten 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

The `skype-call-recorder' package in the `community' repository simply needs to be rebuilt. The current binary fails to run because it cannot load `libpng12' (which no longer seems to exist officially and is indeed not required by skype-call-recorder). -------------------- The following may be of interest to the developer of skype-call-recorder (who has been added to the Bcc list out of respect for a seemingly keen interest for remaining private). Interestingly, after rebuilding skype-call-recorder, the output of this command (which gives the direct shared library dependencies): readelf -d `which skype-call-recorder` | awk -F'[][]' '/NEEDED/ {print $2}' went from this: libmp3lame.so.0 libid3-3.8.so.3 libvorbisenc.so.2 libQtGui.so.4 libpng12.so.0 libSM.so.6 libICE.so.6 libXrender.so.1 libfreetype.so.6 libfontconfig.so.1 libXext.so.6 libX11.so.6 libQtDBus.so.4 libdbus-1.so.3 libQtXml.so.4 libQtNetwork.so.4 libssl.so.0.9.8 libQtCore.so.4 libz.so.1 libgthread-2.0.so.0 libglib-2.0.so.0 librt.so.1 libpthread.so.0 libdl.so.2 libstdc++.so.6 libm.so.6 libgcc_s.so.1 libc.so.6 libvorbis.so.0 libogg.so.0 to this: libmp3lame.so.0 libid3-3.8.so.3 libvorbisenc.so.2 libQtGui.so.4 libQtDBus.so.4 libQtNetwork.so.4 libQtCore.so.4 libstdc++.so.6 libm.so.6 libgcc_s.so.1 libc.so.6 libvorbis.so.0 libogg.so.0 More interesting is that even some of these aren't actually direct dependencies; the output of this command: ldd -u `which skype-call-recorder` is this: Unused direct dependencies: /usr/lib/libmp3lame.so.0 /usr/lib/libid3-3.8.so.3 /usr/lib/libvorbisenc.so.2 /usr/lib/libQtNetwork.so.4 /lib/libm.so.6 /usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 /lib/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libvorbis.so.0 For instance, I imagine that `libc' is listed as unused because skype-call-recorder is actually a C++ program that only depends directly on `libstdc++'. Perhaps the commands used to build skype-call-recorder can be cleaned up. Sincerely, Michael Witten

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[aur-general] any rules for groupadd in .install files?
by Christian Himpel 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

hi, it happens that i'm the current maintainer of the go-hg[1] package in aur. currently the package installs in /opt/go. go has nice support for installing third-party packages (goinstall), but it's a security risk for people to goinstall these third-party libraries as root. installing the gofiles with group 'go' and setting sgid bit for all (or only affected) directories this security flaw could be avoided (or at least reduced). so my question is: are there any rules or policies for packages, that call groupadd in the .install files? i saw that extra/qemu-kvm adds the group kvm with gid 78, so is there somewhere a list with `available' gids? do you have any other/better idea how to face the problem? thank you very much in advance! cheers, chressie [1]: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33695

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[aur-general] Why is there no option to delete your own package in AUR yourself?
by Michael Düll (akurei) 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

Hello fellow Archers! I wonder why there's no option to delete your own package from AUR. Some users pointed out, that there once was too much abusive behaviour. I can't think of a way how this could be abused, if you are only allowed to delete your _own_ uploaded packages, except one: If there's many users (and OTHER packages from AUR that rely on that perticular package [eg bin32-wine relies on lib32-libldap from AUR]), and you delete it, thus breaking dependencies. My proposal is: Allow people to delete their own AUR packages if a) No other AUR package depends on it and b) if there's less than 10 people "using" it (aurvote). This way it would be easy to delete a faulty package without first asking on the list and it would hopefully encourage more people to try and put PKGBUILDS on AUR. akurei

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[aur-general] Orphan or deletion request
by Stanislav N. 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26708 EMail address no longer exists and I cant contact with linopolus. PKGBUILD incorrect, but I have correct one. -- Stanislav N. <pztrn(a)pozitpoh.is-a-geek.org> Blog: http://pozitpoh.is-a-geek.org/ Jabber: pztrn(a)pozitpoh.is-a-geek.org

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[aur-general] delete request libcdio-legacy
by Ike Devolder 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

I originally submitted thisone for compatibility issues of xbmc with the more recent versions of libcdio it has no purpose anymore http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32502 thx

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[aur-general] please drop "trickle" from AUR
by David Watzke 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

hi, please drop "trickle" from AUR http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38896 the thing is, I didn't expect it in [community] so I went ahead and submitted the pkgbuild straight away... not to mention that in [community] is a newer version (that I didn't know about as it's not listed on the homepage) thanks guys David Watzke

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[aur-general] new PKGBUILD for esmska-unstable
by David Watzke 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Hi there, I'd like to upload a new version of the PKGBUILD for the "esmska-unstable" package to AUR as it's outdated for a very long time but the maintainer didn't reply to my email so it'd be nice if a TU could orphan the package as I'd be happy to take over the maintainership of this one thanks upfront, David Watzke

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[aur-general] Please delete the AUR package ID=36541
by Michael Düll (akurei) 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Hi! Can somebody please delete my failed attempt to create a useful package? http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36541&detail=1 Thanks ;)

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[aur-general] Welcome Sven-Hendrik Haase
by Stefan Husmann 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

The voting period for svenstaro has ended yesterday. I was not his sponsor, but I want to let you know the results. total voters: 18 yes voters: 12 no voters: 0 abstains: 6 active TUs: 23 So Sven-Hendrik now is a TU. Welcome aboard! Sven-Hendrik, your AUR account has already been changed, please test it. Please read the following page carefully: <http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/New_Trusted_User_Checklist>. That document describes additional steps that you must take. Also, you must establish an account on https://dev.archlinux.org/. An archived email message describes that process: <http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2009-August/006242.html >. Finally, if you have not already done so, please read the TU Bylaws: <http://aur.archlinux.org/trusted-user/TUbylaws.html> Stefan

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[aur-general] PKGBUILD for 'daimonin' package
by elwin013 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Hello! I'd like to upload a new PKGBUILD for "daimonin" package to AUR. I try to contact present maintainer, but he didn't reply to my e-mail. It would by nice if a TU orphan a package and I would be glad to take maintain of package. Thanks, elwin013

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[aur-general] delete wget-svn
by Caleb Cushing 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=11890 wget currently uses bzr. I've uploaded a -bzr pkgbuild that works (for me). the -svn PKGBUILD should be deleted. http://wget.addictivecode.org/RepositoryAccess -- Caleb Cushing http://xenoterracide.blogspot.com

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[aur-general] new PKGBUILD for bombic
by David Watzke 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hi there, I'd like to upload a new improved version of the PKGBUILD for the "bombic" package to AUR but the maintainer didn't reply to my email so it'd be nice if a TU could orphan the package as I would be glad to take over the maintainership of this one thanks upfront, David Watzke

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[aur-general] Deletion of a package from AUR (wrong name)
by Elena of Valhalla 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

I have created a package with an alread existing name by error, now as requested I've uploaded a renamed package; could someone please delete the wrong one at http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=937 thanks in advance -- Elena ``of Valhalla'' homepage: http://www.trueelena.org email: elena.valhalla(a)gmail.com

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[aur-general] System update on all Arch Servers
by Thomas Bächler 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hello, I -Syu'd and rebooted all our servers, let me know if there are any problems.

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[aur-general] Deletion Request: fofix-svn
by doorknob60 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

fofix-svn needs to be deleted since they have switched from svn to git and I've uploaded a fofix-git package to replace it.

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[aur-general] Package 'nabi' seems to be unmaintained
by Jaeic Lee 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

I've sent an email to the current maintainer as recommended by the wiki, but there has been no response for awhile. It is not too difficult to get it up to date with current PKGBUILD script (in fact, I've already made an updated version of it), so it would be nice to be able to update it on AUR repository also. May I become the maintainer for nabi?

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[aur-general] Deletion Request: opera-adblock-elements
by PyroPeter 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

opera-adblock-elements is out-of-date and broken for half a year now, also orphaned. http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31891 -- irc: PyroPeter at freenode

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[aur-general] Voting period: Laurent Carlier (lordheavy)
by Ionuț Bîru 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Hi Tus, It's voting period for $subject. Discussion period here: http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2010-June/009331.html -- Ionuț

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[aur-general] [request] Please remove gconf-hardware-monitor
by Francisco Pina Martins 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Hello all! I own an AUR package called gconf-hw-monitor. It has been useful to patch gconf to work with Hardware-monitor, but since the latest version of hardware-monitor, this patched gconf is no longer required. Therefore I ask any TUs to please delete it as it is deprecated and I no longer plan to maintain it. Here is the link: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32479 Thank you in advance. Francisco

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[aur-general] Removal request for chromium-beta
by Mikhail Vorozhtsov 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Hi. It seems that the chromium package from [extra] is back on track and gets updated quickly on new beta releases. That makes my chromium-beta package[1] just a duplicate. [1] http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=37204

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[aur-general] [request] Please remove fbsplash-scripts
by Kurt J. Bosch 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Please remove fbsplash-scripts http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35428 It has been merged into fbsplash http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13541 -- kujub

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[aur-general] [request] Please remove initscripts-extras-fbsplash
by Kurt J. Bosch 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Please remove initscripts-extras-fbsplash http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26039 It has been replaced by fbsplash-extras 'http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38775'

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[aur-general] Orphan request: grisbi
by Christoph 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

The package grisbi http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=1648 has not been updated, although a user (not me) suggested an updated PKGBUILD a month ago. The maintainer's e-mail address <dab(a)brospower.com>does not exist any longer. (Btw, grisbi is the only package owned by the user "dab".) So could you please orphan it? Thanks, Christoph

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[aur-general] Python-3.x transition with python-2.7 update
by Allan McRae 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Hi all, Here comes a rebuild so large that our TODO list had trouble handling it! Hopefully all packages are now in the rebuild list.... At a total of 518 packages long, it puts the combined libpng/libjpeg rebuild to shame. Python-2.7 has been releases and will be the last 2.x official release of python. So it is time to switch to python-3.x as our /usr/bin/python and python-2.7 as our /usr/bin/python2. See http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:Python_Todo_List for all the details about how to achieve this. It is actually not that hard. I had a system converted when python-3.1 was released as a test run. The main key is to build packages in a clean chroot so that they detect and point their files to /usr/bin/python2. Some packages are stupid and require a sed at the end of packaging to fix that. Because this rebuild is crazy stupid, I would like to plan when it is going to occur. We will need to clear out [testing] as much as possible over the coming week or two (what is happening with perl...). Also, a new KDE is a the beginning of next month so I would not want to conflict with that. Any other major rebuilds on the way? Should we do this in a separate repo? Allan

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[aur-general] Davmail duplicates
by Ng Oon-Ee 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

Hi, davmail http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33809 is the correct package, there's two more orphaned packages:- davmail-i686 http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29085 davmail-x86_64 http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29086 First package supersedes both the 2nd and 3rd.

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