On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Ike Devolder <ike.devolder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Op zaterdag 23 juni 2012 19:37:37 schreef Chris Sakalis:
>> Hello,
>> this conky-lua-nv-dev[1] package is really outdated and all the
>> development is done in git nowadays. I left a comment two weeks ago,
>> but the maintainer did not respond. I did not email him though.
>>
>> The conky-git[2] package allows the users to configure cmake
>> themselves, so it is possible for them to enable nvidia and lua if
>> they want. Of course, they have to manually install the dependencies,
>> but dev packages are aimed at more advanced users anyway.
>>
>> For the sake of simplicity and a cleaner AUR, perhaps [1] should be removed?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Chris Sakalis
>>
>>
>> [1] - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47050
>> [2] - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22240
>
> The package provides another functionallity so i dont think it is useless,
> although it should be updated.
>
> if you contact the current maintainer and you have no response in 2 weeks we
> still can see what to do with it.
>
> --Ike
OK, I will send him an email, and if he does not respond, I will
reopen this thread.
--Chris Sakalis
07-08-2012, 07:38 AM
Chris Sakalis
Usefulness of conky-lua-nv-dev
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 8:32 PM, Chris Sakalis <chrissakalis@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Ike Devolder <ike.devolder@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Op zaterdag 23 juni 2012 19:37:37 schreef Chris Sakalis:
>>> Hello,
>>> this conky-lua-nv-dev[1] package is really outdated and all the
>>> development is done in git nowadays. I left a comment two weeks ago,
>>> but the maintainer did not respond. I did not email him though.
>>>
>>> The conky-git[2] package allows the users to configure cmake
>>> themselves, so it is possible for them to enable nvidia and lua if
>>> they want. Of course, they have to manually install the dependencies,
>>> but dev packages are aimed at more advanced users anyway.
>>>
>>> For the sake of simplicity and a cleaner AUR, perhaps [1] should be removed?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Chris Sakalis
>>>
>>>
>>> [1] - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47050
>>> [2] - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22240
>>
>> The package provides another functionallity so i dont think it is useless,
>> although it should be updated.
>>
>> if you contact the current maintainer and you have no response in 2 weeks we
>> still can see what to do with it.
>>
>> --Ike
>
> OK, I will send him an email, and if he does not respond, I will
> reopen this thread.
>
> --Chris Sakalis
Hello again.
Two weeks have passed since I emailed the maintainer but he didn't
reply. Once again I suggest deleting the package[1], since development
is done in git now. Also the package will not build and it has zero
votes.
Op zondag 8 juli 2012 10:38:08 schreef Chris Sakalis:
> On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 8:32 PM, Chris Sakalis <chrissakalis@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Ike Devolder <ike.devolder@gmail.com>
wrote:
> >> Op zaterdag 23 juni 2012 19:37:37 schreef Chris Sakalis:
> >>> Hello,
> >>> this conky-lua-nv-dev[1] package is really outdated and all the
> >>> development is done in git nowadays. I left a comment two weeks ago,
> >>> but the maintainer did not respond. I did not email him though.
> >>>
> >>> The conky-git[2] package allows the users to configure cmake
> >>> themselves, so it is possible for them to enable nvidia and lua if
> >>> they want. Of course, they have to manually install the dependencies,
> >>> but dev packages are aimed at more advanced users anyway.
> >>>
> >>> For the sake of simplicity and a cleaner AUR, perhaps [1] should be
> >>> removed?
> >>>
> >>> Thank you,
> >>> Chris Sakalis
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> [1] - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47050
> >>> [2] - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22240
> >>
> >> The package provides another functionallity so i dont think it is
> >> useless,
> >> although it should be updated.
> >>
> >> if you contact the current maintainer and you have no response in 2 weeks
> >> we still can see what to do with it.
> >>
> >> --Ike
> >
> > OK, I will send him an email, and if he does not respond, I will
> > reopen this thread.
> >
> > --Chris Sakalis
>
> Hello again.
>
> Two weeks have passed since I emailed the maintainer but he didn't
> reply. Once again I suggest deleting the package[1], since development
> is done in git now. Also the package will not build and it has zero
> votes.
>
> --Chris Sakalis
>
> [1] - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47050