Re: [gentoo-dev] [gentoo-dev-announce] Last rites: dev-util/{...}

[Andrew Savchenko]

On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 23:53:02 +0300 Andrew Savchenko wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 13:47:48 +0200 Patrice Clement wrote:
> > # Patrice Clement <monsieurp@g.o> (5 Jun 2016)
> > # Unmaintained ebuilds. Upstream is either dead or AWOL. Also, most of these
> > # ebuilds are still sitting in ~arch after years in the tree.
>
> Excuse me, but since when and based on what authority dead HOME or
> the fact that ebuilds are ~arch only is sufficient basis for tree
> cleaning?!
>
> If package is badly broken (e.g. doesn't build or have serious
> security issues unfixed for a long time), then yes — they can be
> removed.
>
> I suggest you to remove that ridiculous commit.
>
> I'm using or have used some time ago the following sublist of now
> masked packages:
>
> - dev-util/ccmalloc

Builds, but during profiling segfaults with modern gcc because it
uses unsafe builtin. Serious code rework is needed, so its sad, but
package should be ditched.

> - dev-util/dissembler

Taken and updated.

> - dev-util/duma
> - dev-util/lsuio
> - dev-util/pretrace
> - dev-util/tinlink
> - dev-util/usb-robot

Taken, will update or fix issues later; as well as this package:

dev-util/ald

Best regards,
Andrew Savchenko