Re: [gentoo-proxy-maint] Packages up for grabs

[james]

On 03/06/17 15:07, Gokturk Yuksek wrote:
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> Hi,
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> james:
>> On 03/05/17 21:43, Gokturk Yuksek wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> The following packages are up for grabs:
>>>
>>> net-im/psi net-im/psimedia net-p2p/eiskaltdcpp
>>> net-p2p/torrentinfo www-misc/fcgiwrap x11-apps/radeontop
>>>
>>> -- gokturk
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>>
>> Hello Gokturk,
>>
>> I'd made (5) attemps at becoming a gentoo dev. The dev working with
>> me, always drop out of support because of backchannel (dev) issues.
>> Mainly, I hate IRC and a strong (vehement) gentoo user that
>> believes the lack
> IRC is not a requirement for working with proxy-maint. It's only
> encouraged. I'm fine with most other communication mediums in this
> context.

I'm fine with posting questions to this list and "anyone" can respond
with info and suggestions, if that works. That way, it's easy to read
for anyone interested in package rescue.

>
>> of an automated intstall for basic gentoo (default) amd/intel
>> installs is a source of great ridicule for gentoo. Particularly
>> from the hundreds of college age kids I try to recruit to gentoo.
>>
>> That said, if YOU are will to be my mentor, I take radeontop, as I
>> have many old systems with ATI/radeon cards, including fanless R600
>> cards.
>>
> I am currently mentoring someone else and my schedule wouldn't allow a
> second person. That being said, I would be happy to be your primary
> point of contact and support if you are willing to maintain radeontop.
> I think this is a better approach than just reading bunch of docs and
> trying to "wing it" with the recruitment application.

no problem.

>
>> Is torrentinfo look inactive/dead? If it is useful and folks are
>> still using it, I'll take that too, although I'll have to set up a
>> torrent system, if nobody else is interested in this one.
> Unfortunately, I've assigned that package to another
> proxied-maintainer this morning per his maintainership request.

actually good news to me.


>> PS, where is the latest draft of the devmanual and related
>> documents, related to EAPI-6.
> Between proxy-maint, mentors, gentoostats, GSoC, graduate school and
> real life issues, devmanual doesn't get the attention it deserves
> unfortunately. I'll try to deprioritize proxy-maint and mentors in the
> coming months to pay more attention to the others hopefully.

No problem. Is there a suggested reading list to get current with 
proxy-maint, gentoo-github basics and other useful docs for proxy work?

I already have radeontop (9999) installed on one system. Quick peek I 
did not find anything pending, but I'm not the swiftest hack via
github, so some trick on checking up on what need to be done with any 
package, via github, would we welcome news. I'm mostly an old C/bash
hack (cvs), so you know. Let me know, when you can, what I've missed 
with radeontop, can some quick syntax to check what needs to be done
on any given package I proxy-maint.

I've not had much problem with EAPI-4 or -5 ebuilds but I need to read
the up on what's new and trending with EAPI-6.....

>
>>
>> I thought this list was dead. It be nice if proxy folks posted here
>> for easy reading of common issues proxy maint folks encounter.
>>
> We try to cross-post package-up-for-grabs notifications on this list.
> I'm going through inactive proxied-maintainers and retiring them after
> a certain timeout, so expect more emails like this in the coming months.

I've been mostly working on ebuilds via /usr/local/portage and 
/var/lib/layman/ for overlays.


I do need to learn git(github) better. That's  my biggest issue.

James


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>> James
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> gokturk
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