Re: [gentoo-dev] no more time for SynCE

[Angelo Arrifano <miknix@gentoo.org>]

On Seg, 2011-04-11 at 17:33 +0300, Samuli Suominen wrote:
> On 04/11/2011 03:01 AM, Iain Buchanan wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Since I posted about looking for help[1] I'm sad to say I've barely
> > touched SynCE.  Family commitments have changed, and I'm studying again
> > for the degree I started 10 years ago!
> > 
> > I'm therefore asking to be removed as the proxy for Synce.  Hopefully
> > this means it won't die in Gentoo :)
> > 
> > Massive thanks to everyone who helped with my bad ebuild programming and
> > testing along the way - volker, mescalinum, ssuominen, the SynCE team
> > and everyone else.
> > 
> > The original testing overlay remains here[2] for anyone who wants to
> > take it over, just contact the SynCE dev team.
> > 
> > If there are any questions please cc me directly as I may not be on the
> > -dev list much more.
> > 
> > [1] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/69230
> > [2] https://synce.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/synce/dist/gentoo
> > 
> > many thanks!
> 
> np
> 
> We should have all of SynCE in Portage again, except for the GNOME bits
> like synce-trayicon (hardcoded depend on sys-apps/hal) and the KDE bits
> (haven't even looked).
> 
> Just by pulling synce-sync-engine as well as synce-connector the deps
> should get pulled in -> No need for a meta package.
> 
> The overlay was, when I last checked entirely uncompatible with the
> packages in tree as well as has confusing amount of deprecated ebuilds.
>  I would love if someone could wipe it clean so people stop accidentally
> shooting themself in the foot with it.
> 
> I'll add the synce-trayicon to tree soon as upstream produces a HAL-free
> version of it...
> 
> And it's up the KDE team to add the KDE bits if they want.
> 

Hello,

I want to help in sanitizing the overlay and bring the ebuilds into
portage. We can see that next weekend if you have the time.

Regards,
-- 
Angelo Arrifano (miknix)
Developer / GPE maintainer
http://www.gentoo.org/~miknix
http://miknix.homelinux.com