25.06.10, 20:39, "Thomas Dziedzic" <[email protected]>: > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:43 AM, Anton Shestakov wrote: > > I want to bring attention to the following packages: > > > > flashrom-dev - http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30391 > > flashrom-svn - http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23390 > > flashrom-svn-new - http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36865 > > > > They all build flashrom from the same svn repo. The second package was the > first one uploaded to AUR, but it have been last updated 25 Aug 2009 and > doesn't contain libftdi dependence. I think we should remove flashrom-dev and > flashrom-svn-new and keep flashrom-svn (it has more votes after all). > > > > I did not contact the maintainer of the second package, but judging by the > last date he updated his packages (25 Aug 2009), hopes that he will come and > update flashrom-svn aren't big at all. So I suggest orphaning the package as > well. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > P.S.: should we even keep a possibly unstable version of an utility that > may erase your BIOS is another question (: > > > > Please try contacting the maintainer first. Most packages which pull > directly from a repository need less updating compared to official > releases. >
Well, did that; flagged the package as out-of-date and emailed its maintainer. One week has passed: no reply, no update. So, back to the problem. flashrom-dev and flashrom-svn-new should be removed from AUR as duplicates and I suggest orphaning flashrom-svn.
