RIP perl-xyne-arch, powerpill, bauerbill, etc

Dillweed · 2011-03-28 01:49:43

Xyne,

By looking at the number of posts that I put on this boards, you might think of me as a troll. In all honesty, I am truly sorry to hear that bauerbill has died. He/she/it was such a wonderful friend. I am going to miss the exotic -Syu'ing especially from AUR. You saved more than just my time with Bauerbill's automation, but you saved my marriage too. To say that you are a lifesaver is a large understatement.

You did a wonderful job and I look forward to other projects you are working on.

Thank you from the bottom of my shell
Dillweed

Hermano Arco · 2011-03-28 05:38:35

Another big thanks for bauerbill. Sad to see it go.

mhertz · 2011-03-28 14:52:19

@Xyne

You stated your feature project wasen't written in perl, and you've now released a python rewritten reflector, so I wanted to know if you are going to change to python for the new feature project also? And if yes, then if you could please explain your reasoning?

Just currious about such things

ploub · 2011-03-28 15:05:14

I can't seem to adjust to life without pkgd
My only hope is that it is only suffering a minor illness, rather than death!

samueldr · 2011-03-28 15:33:34

If you only need to share your pacman caches between a couple computers (let's says three) that won't move often, you could also use any http server or ftp server to share their cache folders and put them as a mirror in your mirrorlist.

I served them by simlinking /var/cache/pacman to /srv/http/default_site/pacman ... I have my httpd configured so that the default site is /srv/http/default_site/ instead of /srv/http/ ... you could also make a virtualhost and make yourself some domain name architectures if your router can (like cache1.pacman).

Here's an exctract of my mirrorlist on localmachine3...

Server = http://localmachine1/pacman/pkg
Server = http://localmachine2/pacman/pkg

# Any
Server = ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686

When the database or a new package is requested, you will get two 404s from your local caches, then they will download from your first mirrors, as usual.

The biggest drawback is getting more 404s, but it is manageable without any special tool.

petelewis · 2011-03-28 20:44:31

falconindy wrote:

Xyne, you inspired me.
No, this is not my usual sarcasm.

+1

Thanks, and I look forward to your new stuff when it comes!

cesura · 2011-03-28 21:36:24

falconindy wrote:

Xyne, you inspired me.
No, this is not my usual sarcasm.

Once again, +1.

Had it not been for Xyne, I probably would not have ever taken a serious interest in programming. So thank you [Xyne] for everything: all of the contributions you have made to the community, and an indirect contribution to my interests.

dolby · 2011-03-28 22:00:07

R.I.P. Xyne

errm i mean powerpill.

here

nous · 2011-03-29 05:04:19

Just dropped in to say "thank you".

wajasu · 2011-03-29 05:58:45

Thanks Xyne for your contributions. I was able to cut down the time it took to install a perl-based library management system project (i.e. koha) with an automated script using bauerbill, saving me many hours, since many dependencies could be retrieved, compiled and installed. No small feat.

Pyruzan · 2011-03-29 10:55:37

Hey Xyne,

Your projects was almost vital for us (Arch users living in Iran) due to limited speed of our internet connection, I'm really sad to see them gone, specially bauerbill and powerpill...

Hope to see you back with replacements soon...

And thank you very much for all your hard work and dedication, we were lucky to experience Arch using those fantasic tools you provided us with.

Good luck my dear friend

Last edited by Pyruzan (2011-03-29 10:58:42)

perchy22 · 2011-03-29 22:22:24

Thank you for powerpill!

(PS: I finally registered so that I could thank you)

jdarnold · 2011-03-30 03:13:10

I'll let go of bauerbill when they pry it from my cold dead hands

IgnorePkg   = pacman

for a little bit longer anyway.

Thanks again Xyne for the great package manager that is bauerbill...

karol · 2011-03-30 03:21:07

jdarnold wrote:

IgnorePkg   = pacman
for a little bit longer anyway.

What about the different db formats(? Will the old pacman work with the new ones?

pacman NEWS file wrote:

- sync database extension is .db (without compression suffix)

cesura · 2011-03-30 04:34:01

karol wrote:

jdarnold wrote:
IgnorePkg   = pacman
for a little bit longer anyway.
What about the different db formats(? Will the old pacman work with the new ones?
pacman NEWS file wrote:
- sync database extension is .db (without compression suffix)

Was that a pacman change or a libalpm change? I was always in favor of separating the two.

quiquex · 2011-03-30 05:35:06

I couldn't bear it any longer, I had to update. I'll miss my powerpill .

greenfish · 2011-03-30 13:35:51

I was just about to upgrade my htpcbox (been months since i used linux) and I learned the hardway about the dropped support for perl-xyne-arch.

Thankfully this thread turned up on a google search.

Just wanted to drop by and my thanks for your wonderful application powerpill. I've been using it since you first released an early client, and it never failed me on any ocassion.

Thanks

IMCHillen · 2011-03-30 14:13:43

Loved many many many of your packages, and am finding life increasingly difficult without the use of powerpill. Come back to us soon, Xyne. You're an inspiration to us all.

mfaridi · 2011-03-30 14:28:58

Xyne wrote:

Thanks all for the warm replies. It was a nice surprise to see so many
Just to be clear, I'm still supporting all of my other projects and I'm not going anywhere. I'm just binning perl-xyne-arch.
I've rewritten reflector in Python 3 for those of you that are already missing it: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=115714
As for pkgd, take a look at quickserve for a possible alternative. If I find some more time, I might write a custom subclass for sharing packages the way that PkgD did (central "one-stop" master server that can silently query slaves).
I might also write a simple "back-to-basics powerpill-light" script for rudimentary aria2c support (which is how powerpill started)... the slow downloads are driving me crazy.

that is bad news for me . you project powerpill portable was good and nice for me and I do many thing with that script and I use it in my work place because I do not have internet connection at home and I download all packages I need in home at work place ,
please continue powerpill project , for user like me dose not internet connection you big project is big and very good . or give use other way to solve this problem

Last edited by mfaridi (2011-03-30 14:34:26)

cesura · 2011-03-30 19:51:22

mfaridi wrote:

Xyne wrote:
Thanks all for the warm replies. It was a nice surprise to see so many
Just to be clear, I'm still supporting all of my other projects and I'm not going anywhere. I'm just binning perl-xyne-arch.
I've rewritten reflector in Python 3 for those of you that are already missing it: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=115714
As for pkgd, take a look at quickserve for a possible alternative. If I find some more time, I might write a custom subclass for sharing packages the way that PkgD did (central "one-stop" master server that can silently query slaves).
I might also write a simple "back-to-basics powerpill-light" script for rudimentary aria2c support (which is how powerpill started)... the slow downloads are driving me crazy.
that is bad news for me . you project powerpill portable was good and nice for me and I do many thing with that script and I use it in my work place because I do not have internet connection at home and I download all packages I need in home at work place ,
please continue powerpill project , for user like me dose not internet connection you big project is big and very good . or give use other way to solve this problem

You could install pacman on your work computer and copy the needed packages from /var/cache/pacman/pacman/.

Or even just download the package directly from http://www.archlinux.org/packages/.

karol · 2011-03-30 19:54:13

@itsbrad212
Using pacman gives you dependency resolution so "just download" may not always work :-)

mfaridi · 2011-03-31 07:01:56

can I find another package like powerpill and it work for me good and solve my problem ?

Pyruzan · 2011-03-31 10:43:39

itsbrad212 wrote:

You could install pacman on your work computer and copy the needed packages from /var/cache/pacman/pacman/.
Or even just download the package directly from http://www.archlinux.org/packages/.

karol wrote:

@itsbrad212
Using pacman gives you dependency resolution so "just download" may not always work :-)

mfaridi wrote:

can I find another package like powerpill and it work for me good and solve my problem ?

For all those with slow internet connection:

sudo pacman -Syp package-name > urllist

sudo pacman -Syup > urllist

Then download those urls using a download accelerator of your choice

gopimn · 2011-03-31 14:57:57

Im gonna miss powerpill.

karol · 2011-03-31 16:27:15

@Pyruzan
mfaridi has no internet connection at home ...

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