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#1 2019-10-13 00:36:05

peoro
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base-devel-meta removed as does not respect the submission guidelines

Hey guys!

I used to maintain two AUR packages that were working as meta-packages for the whole `base` and `base-devel` groups: `base-meta` and `base-devel-meta`.
`base-meta` was removed when core/base was added, and I'm really happy about it.
`base-devel-meta` was removed yesterday. The comment saying:

This package does not respect the submission guidelines.

What rule was it breaking?
I skimmed through the AUR submission guidelines and Arch package guidelines, but couldn't see what was wrong.

I wish to have a meta-package for the whole `base-devel` group.
Should I keep my `base-devel-meta` locally or what?

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#2 2019-10-13 00:57:40

jasonwryan
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Re: base-devel-meta removed as does not respect the submission guidelines

First rule:

The submitted PKGBUILDs must not build applications already in any of the official binary repositories under any circumstances. Check the official package database for the package. If any version of it exists, do not submit the package.


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#3 2019-10-13 01:15:46

Allan
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Re: base-devel-meta removed as does not respect the submission guidelines

I think that a meta-package that is replicating a group is a gray area in that rule...

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#4 2019-10-13 11:14:24

Thorsten Reinbold
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Re: base-devel-meta removed as does not respect the submission guidelines

jasonwryan wrote:

First rule:

The submitted PKGBUILDs must not build applications already in any of the official binary repositories under any circumstances.

A Meta-package does not build anything. So it's not breaking that rule.

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#5 2019-10-13 11:53:21

Trilby
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Re: base-devel-meta removed as does not respect the submission guidelines

It does build a package, otherwise there would be not PKGBUILD.  Nothing is compiled, but that is not part of the quoted criterion.

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#6 2019-10-13 12:47:30

peoro
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Re: base-devel-meta removed as does not respect the submission guidelines

Part of the first rule was omitted in the quote above:

Exception to this strict rule may only be packages having extra features enabled and/or patches in comparison to the official ones. In such an occasion the pkgname should be different to express that difference. For example, a package for GNU screen containing the sidebar patch could be named screen-sidebar.

I wish to install the `base-devel` packages through a meta-package, rather than explicitly installing each of the ones currently in that group. This feature isn't available without `base-devel-meta`.

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#7 2019-10-13 13:26:32

Trilby
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Re: base-devel-meta removed as does not respect the submission guidelines

Is your purpose in this thread to seek clarificaion on the reason a package was removed, or to appeal the removal?  This is the wrong place for the latter.

I'm not sure it's the right place for the former either, but there's no point making your case here.

Last edited by Trilby (2019-10-13 13:27:25)


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#8 2019-10-13 13:37:43

WorMzy
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Re: base-devel-meta removed as does not respect the submission guidelines

The aur-general mailing list would be a better place for either of these discussions. TUs (the group/meta-package responsible for the AUR) are much more likely to see such a discussion there. wink

Closing.


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