[aur-general] btrfs-progs packages

[Sébastien Luttringer]

On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:35 PM, WorMzy Tykashi
<wormzy.tykashi at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, I've submitted two new btrfs packages to the AUR:
> btrfs-progs-unstable-integration [0] and
> btrfs-progs-unstable-integration-git [1], and I'd like opinions on the
> state of things:
>
> a) should btrfs-progs-git [2] should be merged with
> btrfs-progs-unstable-integration-git, given that the latter is more true to
> it's name as a -git package, and the former is more of a lagging stable
> version of the "non-git" integration branch
>
> or
>
> b) should the non-git, btrfs-progs-unstable-integration package be dropped
> in favour of the more stable btrfs-progs-git package
>
> or
>
> c) should all three packages remain
>
> or
>
> d) should the unstables be merged into one PKGBUILD with the option to let
> the user choose between "stable" and "next" by setting a variable in it?
>
> or
>
> e) something else?
>
> Personally, I'm happy maintaining all three packages, but I'm aware that I
> have just tripled the number of btrfs-progs packages in the AUR, which may
> cause some confusion with some users, and may be considered littering the
> AUR.
>
> Some further information which may be useful:
>
> btrfs-progs-git = stable, but stale (no commits since July 5th)
> btrfs-progs-unstable-integration = unstable, but known to build, snapshot
> of the integration-next (git) branch
> btrfs-progs-unstable-integration-git = most unstable, actively committed
> to, may not always build
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> [0] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/btrfs-progs-unstable-integration/
> [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/btrfs-progs-unstable-integration-git/
> [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/btrfs-progs-git/

I don't think we need more than a git package (with Mason tree).
Our official package is already a git snapshot and Tom asked[1] to change that.

[1] http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org/msg26611.html

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