[aur-general] Please remove old packages

[Panos Filip]

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Ray Rashif <schivmeister at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8 June 2010 18:02, xandry <avm-xandry at yandex.ru> wrote:
> > It is a pity. After all their replacement is in AUR. The following
> version (stable and devel) will be on a basis xlib, that is without qt3 or
> qt4. Therefore in any case all this packages will old. Including specific
> languages packages. I just wont to make AUR on purer.
> >
>
> Yes, you have good intentions. I am just finding it a little difficult
> to understand your translated sentences completely, but I get the
> gist.
>
> > 1. opera-china-qt3 http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22757
> > 2. opera-china-qt4 http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24874
>
> I can delete them only based on the fact that they are old (they have
> a maintainer and many votes), but someone else who uses the localised
> Chinese version of Opera needs to verify that these are really no
> longer valid.
>
> > 3. opera-dev http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18994
>
> Many votes, not orphan. May still be used, but I am not sure. IMO this
> can be deleted, but I could not find any other shared qt3 dev package.
>
> > 4. opera-dev-qt4 http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28123
>
> Deleted. opera-devel supersedes this.
>
> > 5. opera-g4 http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31783
>
> Deleted. I can recall this was an impulsive upload.
>
> > 6. opera-shared-b1 http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31259
>
> Deleted. Valid but low votes, old, and confusing package name (should
> follow opera-unite).
>
> > 7. opera-static http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26034
>
> Valid package.
>
> > 8. opera-unite-devel-qt3 http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27321
>
> Valid package.
>
> --
>
> So the following packages have been removed:
>
> opera-dev-qt4
> opera-g4
> opera-shared-b1
>
> And the following are candidates for removal subject to further
> clarification:
>
> opera-china-qt3
> opera-china-qt4
> opera-dev (maybe needs to be replaced with a new opera-devel-qt3?)
>
> And the following cannot be removed:
>
> opera-static
> opera-unite-devel-qt3
>
> Thank you for your help in keeping the AUR clean :)
>
>
> --
> GPG/PGP ID: B42DDCAD
>

opera-unite-devel-qt3 has no reason to stay there. Opera will not support
this version.