On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 1:28 AM, Rob McCathie <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 9:12 PM, Charles Bos <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi /dev/rs0, >> >> Chazza here. If you don't want to continue maintaining compiz-core-devel >> I'd be fine with taking over. >> >> Regards >> >> >> On 25 July 2014 17:17, /dev/rs0 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> I think it definitely makes sense to drop the 'core' name and take on the >>> 'legacy' scheme as described. >>> >>> Additionally, seeing as 'compiz-core-bzr' is more actively maintained, and >>> that 'compiz-core-devel' is basically a derivative now; I've been curious >>> if Chazza would like to adopt the package. >>> >>> I occasionally receive patches from him and notice much more community >>> involvement on the Wiki/AUR/Forums in regard to 'compiz-core-bzr'. I seem >>> to be an unnecessary middleman for such an infrequently updated package. >>> >>> /dev/rs0 >>> >>> >>> On 07/25/2014 03:43 AM, Rob McCathie wrote: >>> >>>> Hello AUR general & Compiz package maintainers. >>>> >>>> There was some discussion about Compiz packages a little while ago, i >>>> don't think that much came of it. I'd like to re-open the discussion. >>>> >>>> My opinions/suggestions: >>>> >>>> Calling the 0.8 series "compiz" and the 0.9 series "compiz-devel" is >>>> no longer correct, it hasn't been for quite some time. >>>> >>>> All information on this page: >>>> http://www.compiz.org/ >>>> is completely wrong and out of date, like 5 years out of date, and >>>> should not be used as a reference for anything. >>>> Tracking of the state of Compiz should be done from here: >>>> https://launchpad.net/compiz >>>> >>>> Development of the 0.8 series is as close to being dead as it could >>>> be. Unless you count 2 tiny commits 5 months ago, nothing has been >>>> done in 16 months, and even that 16 month old commit was a minor >>>> change just to get it working with KDE 4.10, with the commit prior to >>>> that being an additional 5 months back. >>>> http://cgit.compiz.org/compiz/core/log/?h=compiz-0.8 >>>> >>>> My suggestion is pretty simple, "compiz" becomes the 0.9 series, the >>>> 0.8 series becomes "compiz-legacy". >>>> Any 0.9 series packages that have "core" in their name should have it >>>> removed, since the concept of Compiz being split up has been dropped >>>> since the 0.9 series. The 0.9 series doesn't have a "core" component, >>>> it's just "compiz". >>>> >>>> Some examples: >>>> >>>> martadinata666's "compiz-core" package would become "compiz-legacy-core" >>>> >>>> dev_rs0's "compiz-core-devel" package would become simply "compiz" >>>> >>>> Chazza's "compiz-core-bzr" package would become "compiz-bzr" >>>> >>>> flexiondotorg's "compiz-core-mate" package would become >>>> "compiz-legacy-core-mate" >>>> >>>> My "compiz-gtk-standalone" package would become >>>> "compiz-legacy-gtk-standalone" >>>> >>>> All the "compiz-fusion-plugins-*" packages would become >>>> "compiz-legacy-fusion-plugins-*" >>>> >>>> ...and so on. >>>> >>>> What are everyone's thoughts? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> Rob McCathie >>>> >>> > > > > Charles, i started setting up my new package for Manjaro and since it > included converting the package back to using release archives and > doing 90% of the work to make a suitable generic 'compiz' package for > AUR, i figured i'd post it to you, maybe save you a few mins: > > http://www.paradoxcomputers.com.au/arch/packages/compiz-0.9.11.2-1.src.tar.gz > > I retained your style and patchset, the only thing i did change was > setting cpp as a default plugin at compile time, rather than modifying > the .desktop file... because who isn't going to use ccp? ;) > Plus minimal users who start compiz from their xinitrc get no use from > the .desktop file. > > The package is named simply "compiz". If we're going to go with the > naming convention as discussed, Charles can simply upload this package > (or whatever), /dev/sr0 you could just flag your package for deletion. > > -- > Regards, > Rob McCathie
Sorry not deletion, get it merged after Chazza uploads.
