[arch-dev-public] repo cleanup: step 2

[Eric Belanger]

Hi,

This post is to give a status report on the still ongoing repo cleanup. 
The list of the recently removed packages is posted at the end of this 
message.

The current orphans are as follows.
We still have a short list of hardware-related or more or less useful 
packages:

apmd
bluez-gnome
ipvsadm
isapnptools
mrtg
speedtouch
vconfig
zebra

But now I would like to focus more on orphaned core packages:

dash
mlocate
perl
shadow
abs
heimdal
bcm43xx-fwcutter
bridge-utils
dnsutils
ifenslave
netkit-telnet
mailx (Aaron: adopt it if you still want it)

and on orphaned depends (see 
https://dev.archlinux.org/wiki/Repo%20Cleanup/). The list of orphaned 
depends also indicates what packages depends on these orphans and, in some 
cases, who owns them.  As mentionned previously, it would be nice if 
everyone would make efforts to adopt the depends of their packages because 
it is just logical and would surely ease the .so bump rebuilds.  Of 
course, anyone is free to adopt any orphans that they wish.

However, it is possible that some devs already have the maximum workload 
that they can handle so they can't really adopt any or all of their 
packages' orphaned depends. If it's the case for you, let us know. 
Perhaps someone else, who can add to their current workload, would be 
willing to adopt some of these orphans especially if they use the package 
that depends on them.  I'm sure we'll be able to split the present orphans 
workload somehow.

Eric

==================
Removed packages
==================
adns
dmcradio
efax
gpgme03
gprolog
hashalot
hnb
hypermail
ippl
ircd
jetty
libnetdude
libpcapnav
mod_security
netdude
netkit-bootparamd
netkit-ntalk
netpipes
oidentd
pam_mysql
perl-email-date
perl-email-abstract
perl-email-simple
perl-module-pluggable
perl-time-piece
pidentd
pppconfig
sendfile
tmda
xprobe
ytalk
==================


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