[aur-requests] [PRQ#32186] Deletion Request for libx32-libldap

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MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for libx32-libldap [2]:

Please delete libx32- and -x32 AUR packages:

• Packages have not been updated in 6 years or more.

• Owner replied in email to me, agreeing to the deletion.

• In case of libx32- packages, naming violates Arch guidelines*. Name
should end with '-x32', not start with 'libx32-'.

• Most such packages cannot be built because of already dropped
dependencies from AUR.

• Even if built, X32 executables won't work with any mainstream
kernels from any distros. Only on kernels custom-built with niche x32
ABI support.

• Whoever wants to use such a special architecture would not be able
to use it from unbuildable, unmaintained 6-year old build scripts from
the AUR. But they could use Debian x32 or build Gentoo from scratch
for the x32 ABI, or find some IoT-specific distro (X32 ABI might be
relevant for some low-end IoT devices).

[1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/
[2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/libx32-libldap/