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

[PRQ#43603] Deletion Request for youtube-downloader-appimage
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for youtube-downloader-appimage [2]: Please don't upload AppImage binaries of Electron- (Chromium) based applications. These are hugely bloated and go against Arch's Electron application guidelines, namely that they should use and depend on one of the electron packages carried by Arch repo. I know that creating good quality packages is hard work, but that doesn't mean that it should be okay to spam the AUR with five hundred foreign binary packages which duplicate a lots of binary libraries and runtimes already existing in the Arch Linux operating system. This is not Windows, where bloat and duplication is the norm. Please learn and adhere to Linux principles. When there is source available, use primarily that to build and package an application. Or in case of Electron applications, you can choose to use the ASAR files with Arch repo's electron runtime, and create a -bin suffixed electron package. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/youtube-downloader-appimage/

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[PRQ#42166] Deletion Request for openblas-cblas-git
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for openblas-cblas-git [2]: Unmaintained VCS package since at least a year ago. But also naming is now obsolete, with [extra] repo's new blas-openblas package which provides a superset of this package. I recommend deleting this package, and if someone wants a git package, they should reuse the repo package's PKGBUILD and adapt from that. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/openblas-cblas-git/

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[PRQ#41987] Deletion Request for firebird-superserver
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for firebird-superserver [2]: Defunct package, not updated since 2019. Missing one of the source files. There are maintained Firebird server packages on AUR so this old one seems not to be needed. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/firebird-superserver/

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[PRQ#41994] Deletion Request for fontconfig-srb
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for fontconfig-srb [2]: Abandoned variant of extra/fontconfig, last updated in 2018. Seems it was patched for some speed improvements. But it is no longer useful, being out of maintenance. Last comments are from 2018, and there is only 1 vote. I recommend to delete it. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/fontconfig-srb/

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[PRQ#41976] Deletion Request for pypy3-bin
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for pypy3-bin [2]: I believe AUR should not carry the same package as official Arch repos. This is a duplicate of [extra] pypy3: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/pypy3/ Also repo version is newer. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/pypy3-bin/

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[PRQ#41962] Deletion Request for freetype2-ttmetrics
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for freetype2-ttmetrics [2]: This slightly modified freetype2 build has not been updated since 2 years ago. Last comment is from 2019 and it has only two votes. I recommend to delete it. Extra/freetype2 is up-to-date and should be adequate for users. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/freetype2-ttmetrics/

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[PRQ#41988] Deletion Request for freetds-krb5
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for freetds-krb5 [2]: Orphaned variant of extra/freetds, and much older. Enables kerberos support but seems this package is not needed (0 votes or comments). If this feature is in demand, it should be requested in Arch bug tracking system. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/freetds-krb5/

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[PRQ#41991] Deletion Request for smloadr-git
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for smloadr-git [2]: Project discontinued in 2020 [a] after a cease and desist letter from Deezer, Inc, music streaming service. [b] This application was used to download content from Deezer in violation of their ToS. It is unlikely to work anymore, since all development activity stopped after 2020. Deezer most certainly made efforts to thwart unsanctioned downloads from their streaming service. [a]: https://github.com/fz-took/SMLoadr#readme [b]: https://fuwafuwa.moe/transparency/git.fuwafuwa.moe/002.2020-11-27.deezer.ta… [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/smloadr-git/

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[PRQ#43396] Deletion Request for python-cheetah3-git
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for python-cheetah3-git [2]: Abandoned Py2/Py3 VCS pkg from 2021. No response from maintainer to my comment a year ago, requesting dropping the unneeded python2 subpackage. But as the PKGBUILD does not declare any provides, nothing depends on this, and it is not installable if user has something on their system that depends on 'python-cheetah3'. So overall I think it's best to delete this package. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/python-cheetah3-git/

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[PRQ#43649] Merge Request for nodejs-tiddlywiki
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a request to merge nodejs-tiddlywiki [2] into tiddlywiki [3]: Source package is a later-created duplicate of the long-existing tiddlywiki package. As per guidelines, 'tiddlywiki' is the proper name. [a] [a]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Node.js_package_guidelines [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/nodejs-tiddlywiki/ [3] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/tiddlywiki/

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