Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] tools-portage packages

[Alec Warner]

On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 10:48 PM, Paul Varner <fuzzyray@g.o> wrote:
> All:
>
> (Apologies if you get this twice.  I never saw my initial send of the
> message hit the mailing list)
>
> Sending this here before I send to the gentoo-dev list.  Below is the
> list of packages that are managed by the tools-portage herd and their
> maintainer (if any).  I know we have several packages in the herd that
> are not being maintained and I would like to either get a maintainer or
> last rite the package.  I've included comments on what I know about the
> packages.
>
> $ equery meta -m $(fgrep "tools-portage" /usr/portage/*/*/metadata.xml |
> awk -F'/' '{printf("%s/%s\n", $4, $5)}')
>
> * app-portage/deltup [gentoo]
> None specified
>
> -- I don't know anything about this package.
>
> * app-portage/eclass-manpages [gentoo]
> vapier@g.o
>
> -- Actively maintained by Mike.
>
> * app-portage/elogv [gentoo]
> fuzzyray@g.o (Paul Varner)
> sping@g.o (Sebastian Pipping)
>
> -- Being maintained more by Sebastian than myself.
>
> * app-portage/elogviewer [gentoo]
> fuzzyray@g.o (Paul Varner)
>
> -- Effectively unmaintained, I can't find the upstream repository and I
> haven't done anything with it recently.
>
> * app-portage/epm [gentoo]
> None specified
>
> -- Old perl script that mimics rpm.  I've done some ebuild cleanup, but
> otherwise unmaintained.
>
> * app-portage/esearch [gentoo]
> None specified

I used to maintain this; but I don't see a compelling reason to use it
over eix, so I recommend removal.

-A

>
> -- Actively maintained by myself and Brian.  Upstream repository is on
> Github
>
> * app-portage/etc-proposals [gentoo]
> dolsen@g.o (Brian Dolbec)
>
> -- Actively maintained by Brian
>
> * app-portage/euses [gentoo]
> jer@g.o (Jeroen Roovers)
>
> -- Actively maintained by Jeroen
>
> * app-portage/genlop [gentoo]
> None specified
>
> -- Not actively being maintained although fixes have been made in the
> upstream gentoo-perl repository on Github. it might be appropriate to
> transfer this to the gentoo-perl herd.
>
> * app-portage/gentoolkit-dev [gentoo]
> None specified
>
> -- Actively maintained by Christian.
>
> * app-portage/gentoolkit [gentoo]
> None specified
>
> -- Actively maintained by Paul and Brian
>
> * app-portage/gpytage [gentoo]
> dolsen@g.o (Brian Dolbec)
>
> -- Brian took over maintenance. Not sure of active status
>
> * app-portage/layman [gentoo]
> dolsen@g.o (Brian Dolbec)
>
> -- Brian is actively maintaining
>
> * app-portage/maintainer-helper [local]
> None specified
>
> -- Not actively maintained, it really needs a maintainer or be dropped
> from the tree.
>
> * app-portage/mirrorselect [gentoo]
> None specified
>
> -- Actively maintained by various people.
>
> * app-portage/porthole [gentoo]
> dolsen@g.o (Brian Dolbec)
> Upstream Maintainer (please CC on bugs)
>
> -- Actively maintained by Brian
>
> * app-portage/splat [gentoo]
> None specified
>
> -- I don't know anything about this package.  Upstream URL is dead.
>
> * app-portage/udept [local]
> fuzzyray@g.o
>
> -- Effectively last rited, due to dead upstream.  Still in tree in hard
> masked status due to no replacement.  However, in the time that it has
> been hard masked, there has not been anyone to step up and either fork
> or create a replacement.
>
> * app-portage/ufed [gentoo]
> None specified
>
> -- Not being maintained since Harald retired and needs a maintainer.
> Repository is on overlays.g.o
>
> * dev-util/bdelta [gentoo]
> slyfox@g.o (Sergei Trofimovich)
> Primary Maintainer
>
> -- I don't know anything about this package.  Based on the ChangeLog,
> Sergei is actively maintaining it.
>