July 2023 - Aur-requests - lists.archlinux.org

[PRQ#45485] Merge Request for beeper-latest-bin
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

yochananmarqos [1] filed a request to merge beeper-latest-bin [2] into beeper [3]: Upstream does not provide source code and the AppImage is the only source. No reason to use the '-bin' extension, let alone use 'latest' (as opposed to what?) in the name. A meta package is not necessary. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/yochananmarqos/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/beeper-latest-bin/ [3] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/beeper/

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[PRQ#45483] Deletion Request for salome-hexablock
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for salome-hexablock [2]: Unused, abandoned, broken package from 2016. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/salome-hexablock/

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[PRQ#45484] Deletion Request for salome-geom
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for salome-geom [2]: Unused, broken package from 2016. Only two broken plugins depend on it from same year (pending deletion). [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/salome-geom/

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[PRQ#45480] Deletion Request for salome-yacs
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for salome-yacs [2]: Unused, broken package from 2016. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/salome-yacs/

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[PRQ#45478] Deletion Request for salome-netgenplugin
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for salome-netgenplugin [2]: Unused, unmaintained, broken package from 2016. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/salome-netgenplugin/

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[PRQ#45476] Deletion Request for salome-paravis
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for salome-paravis [2]: Unused, broken orphan package from 2016. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/salome-paravis/

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[PRQ#45471] Deletion Request for tar-parallel
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for tar-parallel [2]: Referring to package creator Henry Graham's response for a previous AUR orphan request of mine (PRQ#45311), where he said he doubts this is still useful: I agree with that assessment, and I think this outdated variant/duplicate of repo's tar can be deleted. In my opinion, it's not worth the trouble. Especially if there are errors or potential problems with using this alternative build. Originally I would have though that a software such as tar is simple, but I've come to realize that the exact opposite is true. It is handling very complicated varieties of scenarios and runtime environments, so every release contains myriads of fixes, enhancements and refinements, along with lots of edge case handling. This current AUR package is 2 point releases behind upstream, whereas Arch repo carries the latest version. Tar is a dependency of Arch's base metapackage, which means that it should be part of every Arch Linux installation. Also because of this, it is not strictly mandatory for every Arch/AUR package to declare their dependency on tar, even if said package relies on it. Tar can be configured on-the-fly to be used with compression tools; I think it is best to resort to such case-by-case usage while having Arch repo's unchanged tar package installed on the system. This AUR package has no votes, and only owner commented in 2021, about his efforts in the background trying to fix some errors with tar 1.33 → 1.34 update (current upstream and repo version is 1.35) It was also me who flagged this package a year ago for v1.34. So it seems there is no evidence of user demand for this package. I've only found it because I was looking for (old) duplicates and variants. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/tar-parallel/

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[PRQ#45469] Deletion Request for python-ipify
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for python-ipify [2]: I recommend deleting this discontinued Python library from 2015, as nothing depends on it. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/python-ipify/

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[PRQ#45461] Deletion Request for lib32-libtiger
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for lib32-libtiger [2]: Unused lib32 library; never had any dependents. Xiph.org's libtiger and libkate are too new to have been stuck in 32-bit land: launched in 2008, whereas Linux has supported x86-64 since 2001. (Even Microsoft launched Windows XP x64 Edition in 2005, and Windows 7 from 2009 was used in 64-bit by most consumers on desktops and laptops, maybe with the exception of low-powered netbooks.) So I recommend deletion, as I don't think there is any viable use cases for this package. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/lib32-libtiger/

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[PRQ#45460] Deletion Request for lib32-flac1.3
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for lib32-flac1.3 [2]: This lib32 build of a legacy flac version is not needed by anything on AUR. As per pkgdesc, it was uploaded as "compat libs for v8" (engine). But there's no longer a 32-bit build of v8. AUR still has the 64-bit variant of this package, and that has two consumers. I think this lib32 one is safe to delete. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/lib32-flac1.3/

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