[aur-general] Request Delete and Merge

Ike Devolder ike.devolder at gmail.com
Fri Jul 6 16:33:40 EDT 2012


Op vrijdag 6 juli 2012 20:44:40 schreef BxS:
> On 07/06/2012 07:17 PM, Ike Devolder wrote:
> > Op vrijdag 6 juli 2012 16:11:03 schreef BxS:
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> This is a cleanup on "C Compiler for PIC24 MCUs and dsPIC DSCs" packages
> >> in aur.
> >> 
> >> Please delete [1]hitech-dspicc-bin, it's only needed for really old code.
> > 
> > But it is still working ? then i would rather keep it in.
> 
> Yes, still working, I only used it to test some code before converting
> it to other compiler, microchip bought hitech but now let compiler to
> die, it never had any vote so I don't even know if someone use it.
> So, still working, if you think it should not be deleted, for me I see
> no problem.
> 
> >> Please merge [2]microchip-mplabc30_bin into [3]microchip-mplabxc16-bin,
> >> c30 was replaced by XC16, I keep it for compability and because XC16 is
> >> too new, but since C30 don't like to work anymore with arch glibc is
> >> better simple move on to XC16.
> > 
> > microchip-mplabc30_bin is also still working fine ?
> > does the package microchip-mplabxc16-bin provide all the same
> > functionallity ?
> C30 was broken for several times, I always find I way to keep it
> running, but it's broken again and I think it's time to move on, because
> XC16 is just a new version of C30 with very small changes, so basically
> a rename from C30 to XC16. Almost 100% of C30 code compile in XC16
> without any change. Also microchip never made C30 for Linux official,
> but XC16 was released was a replacement for C30 with official support
> for Win/Linux/Mac.
> 
> >> Thanks, keep the good work.
> >> 
> >> [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=54315
> >> [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=52725
> >> [3] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=59174
> > 
> > thx
> > 
> > --Ike

merged microchip-mplabc30_bin into microchip-mplabxc16-bin

thx for the explanation

should hitech-dspicc-bin go foobar, you can file again for deletion

thx

--Ike
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