[aur-general] Out-of-date community packages

[Ionut Biru]

On 11/17/2009 03:43 PM, Alexander Rødseth wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The jython package is out of date in Community (2.2.1), while the
> lastest version of Jython is 2.5.1
> See: http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=jython
>
> I wish there was an updated package of Jython in for instance
> Community or AUR and I'm willing to make and maintain such a package.
> I'm already maintaining several packages in AUR. See:
> http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?SeB=m&K=trontonic&O=0&PP=25&SO=d&SB=v
>
> Since I'm not a TU and I understand that one should not create
> packages in AUR that already exists, I wonder what I can do to mend
> the current situation.
> Should I apply to become a TU, just submit a package named "jython" to
> AUR and/or request that the current jython package is deleted?
> How is this kind of situation normally handled?
>
> Best regards,
>     Alexander Rødseth

if you want you can update that package and send it to this mailing 
list. I could update myself(there is a new version of forums too) but i 
don't know how to test it. So please do that if you know how.

-- 
Ionut