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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] seems lots of packages no longer in the tree
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:16:53
Message-Id: 20220925211641.612bce51@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] seems lots of packages no longer in the tree by John Covici
1 On Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:07:38 -0400, John Covici wrote:
2
3 > > think it was removed for a similar reason:
4 > >
5 > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/791004
6 > >
7 > It was mrxvt. But why would the announcement list specify valid
8 > versions for those packages, if they have been removed?
9
10 It specifies the affected versions that were in the tree, probably
11 because those are what people may have installed. It also states "
12
13 Resolution
14 ==========
15
16 Gentoo has discontinued support for Mrxvt. We recommend that users
17 remove it:
18
19 # emerge --ask --depclean "x11-terms/mrxvt"
20
21 with similar recommendations for the other packages you mention, except
22 for oracle-jdk where it recommends alternatives.
23
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25 --
26 Neil Bothwick
27
28 ISDN: It Still Does Nothing

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] seems lots of packages no longer in the tree John Covici <covici@××××××××××.com>
RE: [gentoo-user] seems lots of packages no longer in the tree Laurence Perkins <lperkins@×××××××.net>