[gentoo-user] Re: Xcdroast users : alert
Andrew Savchenko gentoo.org> writes: > > I've taken this package for now, so feel free to open bugs for > other issues or patches. Though I can't promise I'll support this > package forever. > > Best regards, > Andrew Savchenko Greatly appreciated. I think Phillip is our man to proxy-maint this one. He knows tons about the code (history). With a dev like you as backup for a while, proxy-maint should be no problem for him. Hopefully the proxy-maint mail-list will become useful to users to parse out FAQs. From there formal docs, complete with examples, hopefully will emerge. It does take a village, but devs, with skills and compassion such as what you demonstrate, on a routine basis, is one of the best features of gentoo. THANKS, Andrew, James
[gentoo-user] Re: Xcdroast users : alert
Andrew Savchenko gentoo.org> writes: > I revbumped xcdroast to fix this and other issues. got it. > xcdroast users, please test that xcdroast-0.98_alpha16-r2.ebuild > works for you (you can burn some CD/DVD as a non-root user after > usual setup). I don't have a hardware right now to test it. installed with no issues. checked with 'elogv' app-cdr/xcdroast-0.98_alpha16-r2 USE:abi_x86_64 amd64 elibc_glibc kernel_linux userland_GNU │ │FEATURES: preserve-libs sandbox userpriv usersandbox Applying cdda2wav_version.patch ... Applying fix_cddb_hidden_tracks.patch ... Applying io_compile.patch ... Applying io_progressbar_fix.patch ... Applying suid-perms.patch ... INFO : install Final size of build directory: 14012 KiB Final size of installed tree: 1708 KiB INFO: postinst │ Updating icons cache ... QA Notice: Package triggers severe warnings which indicate that itmay exhibit random runtime failures. Launching CLI:: Activate Non-Root-Mode The following command will be executed in order to activate non-root-mode. /bin/chown root /usr/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin/xcdrwrap /bin/chmod 4711 /usr/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin/xcdrwrap Activatoin of the non-root-mode was successful Enter now the Setup-Menu to configure which users may work with X-CD-Roast. No root configuration file found! Please enter SEtup and don't forget to add susers who may also use X-CD-Roast. Starting to scan for devices... [/dev/sr0] ATAPIiHBS212 2 HL04 Scan finished. > After confirmation I'll keep p.mask only for older revisions and > will request stabilization of this revision. Afterwards all old > versions will be dropped. Worked for me. I burned systemrescuecd-x86-4.7.3.iso and booted an old box. > Best regards, > Andrew Savchenko THANKS Andrew! James
[gentoo-user] Re: Xcdroast users : alert
Philip Webb ca.inter.net> writes: > I'm well aware of the lengthy debate on the Dev list re tree-cleaning, > which I intend to add a comment to later today. > PS James seems not to have read Bug 345337 : I suggest he does (smile). Correct. My response was some what mechanical, as a large number of folks are having various and similar issues with tree-cleaning, details vary. But, you missed my last, most important point of my response (which you did mention above):: "then discuss it on gentoo-dev" good-luck and welcome to proxy-maint.. hth, James
[gentoo-user] Re: Xcdroast users : alert
Philip Webb ca.inter.net> writes: > If anyone else uses Xcdroast to write CDs or DVDs, > I suggest they read Bug 345337 & submit appropriate comments. Tree-cleaners have been very active. If they prose to removed something you like, you have options, like volunteering to proxy-maintain the package, yourself via the proxy-maintainer project:: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers equery m xcdroast * app-cdr/xcdroast [gentoo] Maintainer: None specified Move it to your own github. Install it locally (usr/local/portage/), along with sources in /usr/local/portage/distfiles. Other ways surely exist. > There seems to be no problem on single-user systems, > but a 6-year-old bug which applies to multi-user systems > is being used as an excuse to remove Xcdroast from the tree. > There was a similar issue with Nethack recently too. Reply to the bug with your evidence, plead your case, in bgo. If no timely responses then discuss it on gentoo-dev. > PS I am not receiving e-alerts re comments added to the bug : > can anyone explain why that mb happening & advise me how to get them ? You probably got listed on the bug to receive updates? What's the bug number? There is a pseudo mandate to removed insecure packages from the tree. It's been discussed on gentoo dev. Some new guideline are being brought forward on tree-cleaning. I have been actively requesting for a well defined pathway for such codes. Read this post and you'll see that one of the devs outlined a process to retrieve old ebuilds from github. It was really easy, via 'the attic', but the attic is not github centric, so those new instructions hopefully will hit the gentoo wiki and get expanded to allow folks to retrieve old codes. Then you have to figure out how YOU are going to maintain those old ebuilds. https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/message/305c431c84c39bc74b1077f0b395ce91 hth, James
