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#1 2016-05-02 12:08:20

karkhaz
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Registered: 2014-01-25
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[SOLVED] Source not available for package: is this a bug?

Is it a bug when the source for a package no longer exists?

In particular, the package boo. The site with the source code has been discontinued, and the project itself doesn't appear anywhere else; it was last packaged in 2013.

Do I file a bug against this or mark it out-of-date, or what? There's no guidance on the Reporting bug guidelines page. I'll be happy to updated it if somebody knows what the right procedure is.

Context: I'm trying to compile every arch linux package from source, so I'm running into a lot of problems with obtaining source. E.g. I opened bugs for licenses and openssh packages because the URL in their PKGBUILD is wrong. I'm probably going to find more of these, and I don't want to spam the bug tracker if this is not the right venue for reporting such problems.

Edit: it seems that reporting this issue as a bug is the reasonable thing to do, somebody reported a similar bug against cdrkit.

Last edited by karkhaz (2016-05-02 14:04:41)

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#2 2016-05-02 13:30:18

Scimmia
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Re: [SOLVED] Source not available for package: is this a bug?

Yes, file a bug report. It's especially important that the source be available with GPL licensed software.

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#3 2016-05-02 14:04:13

karkhaz
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Registered: 2014-01-25
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Re: [SOLVED] Source not available for package: is this a bug?

Thanks scimmia, I have added a clarifying section on the wiki. I have opened a bug report for boo, and will do so for any similar problems that I encounter. Marking this thread as solved.

Last edited by karkhaz (2016-05-02 14:07:50)

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