Re: [arch-dev-public] Dropping KDE4 libs
Le 17/08/2018 à 20:53, Antonio Rojas via arch-dev-public a écrit : > I think it's time to drop the KDE4 libraries. They were EOL months ago and > most stuff that isn't yet ported to KF5 is dead upstream. This would allow > dropping a number of qt4 libraries and reduce the qt4 reverse dependencies > (qt4 has been EOL for 3 years now). Affected packages are: > - recorditnow (there are many alternatives available) > - ligthdm-kde-greeter (dead upstream, no signs of KF5 porting) > - krecipes (dead upstream, no signs of KF5 porting) > - kdiff3 (has been ported to KF5 for a while, just needs a release. Could be > updated to a snapshot) > - pidgin-kwallet (uses kwallet dbus API, so should work with the KF5 version > without any modification) > - libreoffice-still (would lose the KDE4 VCL, which is quite buggy anyway. > LO-fresh has a new VCL that uses KF5 file dialog) > - amarok: it has a WIP KF5 port, but it's not quite ready and development is > stalled. IMO we should let it rest in peace - I can keep a KF5 snapshot in > kde-unstable for a while but it doesn't look like it's going anywhere any > time soon at the current development pace. There are a few alternatives in > the repos. > > Comments? Well, I think all of those can go away. Amarok has seen so few activity over the past years that I would also consider it dead. Plus it’s quite an huge app, so porting is a lot of work, which will never happen at the current pace for sure. And KDE has been developing a new music player to replace it as the default KDE experience music player. ;) Bruno signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [arch-dev-public] Dropping pyqt4/pyside1
Le 17/08/2018 à 20:39, Antonio Rojas via arch-dev-public a écrit : > Hi all, > The latest pyqt4 release makes packaging more complex due to upstream's > decision of requiring a private namespaced sip (for mysterious reasons). It > is also the last release, so pyqt4 is now officially EOL. I would like to > drop it from our repos. It's mostly used as an optional dependency of python > packages that also support a pyqt5 backend, so it shouldn't cause much > trouble. Other packages that require it (gnuradio, hgview) have alternative > UIs (wxwidgets and ncurses respectively). And in any case, pyqt4 is not a > build-time dependency, so the pyqt4 UI would still work by installing pyqt4 > from AUR. Besides these, the only package that still needs it is ninja-ide. > It is ported to PyQt5 in git, so it could be updated to a snapshot. > I'd also like to drop pyside1, for the same reasons (unused/EOL). This would > reduce the number of reverse qt4 dependencies, and bring us closer to > dropping it. Any comments or objections? Please go ahead! I’ve personally removed qt4 from my system 1 year and a half ago, I’d be glad to see it go away from our repos. ;) Bruno signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
[arch-dev-public] Dropping KDE4 libs
I think it's time to drop the KDE4 libraries. They were EOL months ago and most stuff that isn't yet ported to KF5 is dead upstream. This would allow dropping a number of qt4 libraries and reduce the qt4 reverse dependencies (qt4 has been EOL for 3 years now). Affected packages are: - recorditnow (there are many alternatives available) - ligthdm-kde-greeter (dead upstream, no signs of KF5 porting) - krecipes (dead upstream, no signs of KF5 porting) - kdiff3 (has been ported to KF5 for a while, just needs a release. Could be updated to a snapshot) - pidgin-kwallet (uses kwallet dbus API, so should work with the KF5 version without any modification) - libreoffice-still (would lose the KDE4 VCL, which is quite buggy anyway. LO-fresh has a new VCL that uses KF5 file dialog) - amarok: it has a WIP KF5 port, but it's not quite ready and development is stalled. IMO we should let it rest in peace - I can keep a KF5 snapshot in kde-unstable for a while but it doesn't look like it's going anywhere any time soon at the current development pace. There are a few alternatives in the repos. Comments?
[arch-dev-public] Dropping pyqt4/pyside1
Hi all, The latest pyqt4 release makes packaging more complex due to upstream's decision of requiring a private namespaced sip (for mysterious reasons). It is also the last release, so pyqt4 is now officially EOL. I would like to drop it from our repos. It's mostly used as an optional dependency of python packages that also support a pyqt5 backend, so it shouldn't cause much trouble. Other packages that require it (gnuradio, hgview) have alternative UIs (wxwidgets and ncurses respectively). And in any case, pyqt4 is not a build-time dependency, so the pyqt4 UI would still work by installing pyqt4 from AUR. Besides these, the only package that still needs it is ninja-ide. It is ported to PyQt5 in git, so it could be updated to a snapshot. I'd also like to drop pyside1, for the same reasons (unused/EOL). This would reduce the number of reverse qt4 dependencies, and bring us closer to dropping it. Any comments or objections?
