[gentoo-dev] Packages up for grabs: x11-misc/lightdm-mini-greeter and x11-misc/xautolock

[gentoo-dev] Packages up for grabs: x11-misc/lightdm-mini-greeter and x11-misc/xautolock

[Hans de Graaff]

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Hi,

After migrating to Wayland I no longer have a need for these X
packages. I have already removed myself as maintainer.

x11-misc/lightdm-mini-greeter

Has no open bugs. Up-to-date with upstream.

x11-misc/xautolock

Has one open bug that should be addressed upstream, but upstream is
pretty much dead: https://bugs.gentoo.org/634766

Kind regards,

Hans

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages up for grabs: x11-misc/lightdm-mini-greeter and x11-misc/xautolock

[Jaco Kroon]

Hi Hans,

On 2023/06/17 10:12, Hans de Graaff wrote:
> After migrating to Wayland I no longer have a need for these X
> packages. I have already removed myself as maintainer.
>
> x11-misc/xautolock
>
> Has one open bug that should be addressed upstream, but upstream is
> pretty much dead: https://bugs.gentoo.org/634766

I refer to an email 2022/07/19 where you took over xautolock from Jonas, 
now you're dropping it.  Doesn't look like much work was required since

I'm still using this - you have moved to wayland so no longer a problem 
for you.

 From the referenced bug report it looks like there isn't much "care" 
for the package any more?

Assuming mce@scarlet.be is no longer responsive either?

 From commit 0da382f0a5c38cce6e70a3724471a6c7981730d7 it looks like 
there's some possible compile/build issues.

Kind regards,
Jaco

Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages up for grabs: x11-misc/lightdm-mini-greeter and x11-misc/xautolock

[orbea]

On Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:23:38 +0200
Jaco Kroon <jaco@uls.co.za> wrote:

> Hi Hans,
> 
> On 2023/06/17 10:12, Hans de Graaff wrote:
> > After migrating to Wayland I no longer have a need for these X
> > packages. I have already removed myself as maintainer.
> >
> > x11-misc/xautolock
> >
> > Has one open bug that should be addressed upstream, but upstream is
> > pretty much dead: https://bugs.gentoo.org/634766  
> 
> I refer to an email 2022/07/19 where you took over xautolock from
> Jonas, now you're dropping it.  Doesn't look like much work was
> required since

I use xautolock and am willing to look at any pressing build issues if
they arise.

> 
> I'm still using this - you have moved to wayland so no longer a
> problem for you.
> 
>  From the referenced bug report it looks like there isn't much "care" 
> for the package any more?
> 
> Assuming mce@scarlet.be is no longer responsive either?
> 
>  From commit 0da382f0a5c38cce6e70a3724471a6c7981730d7 it looks like 
> there's some possible compile/build issues.

This commit talks about how using imake is problematic and while I
entirely agree with that, it may not be trivial to write a new build
system. I'll take a look later if I find time and motivation.

> 
> Kind regards,
> Jaco
> 
> 

Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages up for grabs: x11-misc/lightdm-mini-greeter and x11-misc/xautolock

[Hans de Graaff]

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On Thu, 1970-01-01 at 00:00 +0000, Jaco Kroon wrote:
> referenced bug report it looks like there isn't much "care"
> for the package any more?

I think it is very unlikely that new versions will be released, so the
only maintenance would be fixing compilation issues or
incompatibilities that may appear in the future. There was never a
trigger for me to really investigate that package further, so I can't
tell you much about its details.

Hans

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages up for grabs: x11-misc/lightdm-mini-greeter and x11-misc/xautolock

[Jaco Kroon]

Hi Orbea,

My time availability is somewhat constrained at the moment, but, also 
given Hans's response to my email, happy to assist or even co-maintain.

Kind regards,
Jaco

On 2023/06/21 18:36, orbea wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:23:38 +0200
> Jaco Kroon <jaco@uls.co.za> wrote:
>
>> Hi Hans,
>>
>> On 2023/06/17 10:12, Hans de Graaff wrote:
>>> After migrating to Wayland I no longer have a need for these X
>>> packages. I have already removed myself as maintainer.
>>>
>>> x11-misc/xautolock
>>>
>>> Has one open bug that should be addressed upstream, but upstream is
>>> pretty much dead: https://bugs.gentoo.org/634766
>> I refer to an email 2022/07/19 where you took over xautolock from
>> Jonas, now you're dropping it.  Doesn't look like much work was
>> required since
> I use xautolock and am willing to look at any pressing build issues if
> they arise.
>
>> I'm still using this - you have moved to wayland so no longer a
>> problem for you.
>>
>>   From the referenced bug report it looks like there isn't much "care"
>> for the package any more?
>>
>> Assuming mce@scarlet.be is no longer responsive either?
>>
>>   From commit 0da382f0a5c38cce6e70a3724471a6c7981730d7 it looks like
>> there's some possible compile/build issues.
> This commit talks about how using imake is problematic and while I
> entirely agree with that, it may not be trivial to write a new build
> system. I'll take a look later if I find time and motivation.
>
>> Kind regards,
>> Jaco
>>
>>