From: Alec Warner <antarus@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Last rites for $package ...
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:01:17 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <451C381D.5060408@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060928202827.GA20892@nibiru.local>
>
> The problem was: someone (who's not reading this list) might be
> interested in some package (or even had installed it) and now
> gets trouble because its (from his view) sudden removal.
My project is responsible for what I'd imagine to be the most tree
removals; we have strict guidelines regarding packages. For instance;
the package must have a bug filed against it; it gets masked for 30 days
prior to being actually punted; you should always see e-mail on this
list regarding both it's masking and removal...These are all things to
ensure people are aware of what is going on; this is not some "hidden"
process.
>
> An solution could be an database of packages scheduled for
> removal. But this database has to be maintained. And it doesn't
> seem that there's someone who's interested in doing this extra work.
Or you haven't talked to me or Beandog at all; since he has been working
on this a while (now with upgraded tools!). There has been a GPNL
description on the Treecleaner project page since day one; since *I*
wrote it. Yeah it's not up yet; yeah I'm removing packages anyway;
hopefully with the GPNL it will be more obvious to some people; but then
you still need to search GPNL to see what the heck is scheduled for
removal. Frankly if you can't read the ML archives or search on bugs
when a package you find is masked; then I don't really know where else
to point you...
-Alec Warner
TreeCleaners Lead
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Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-09-28 20:28 [gentoo-dev] RFC: Last rites for $package Enrico Weigelt
2006-09-28 20:48 ` Joshua Jackson
2006-09-28 20:54 ` Mike Kelly
2006-09-28 20:57 ` Steve Dibb
2006-09-28 21:01 ` Alec Warner [this message]
2006-09-30 10:10 ` Thilo Bangert
2006-10-10 12:50 ` [gentoo-dev] " Steve Long
2006-10-10 13:03 ` Alec Warner
2006-10-10 15:23 ` [gentoo-dev] " Steve Long
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