[opensuse-factory] emacs-magit silently removed !?
My TW update today silently removed the emacs-magit package, which I heavily depend upon for my daily work. Worse, the package in the "editors" repo is also broken, as it links to the not-anymore- existing package in openSUSE:Factory, so it's not possible to branch and reinstate the package (I suppose it can be done, but not by the usual straightforward method). The OBS log bluntly tells "The build depends on the broken emacs-dash package and I no longer use (or maintain) magit.". I don't recall having seen a call for a new maintainer for this package anywhere, nor a discussion whether this package could/should be ditched. I don't even see this removal mentioned in any of the late "New Tumbleweed snapshot" mails. The removal just came as a surprise slap in the face this morning. Sorry to say it, but this is not the kind of thing that makes me love Tumbleweed. Regards, Martin -- Dr. Martin Wilck <mwilck@suse.com>, Tel. +49 (0)911 74053 2107 SUSE Linux GmbH, GF: Felix Imendörffer, Jane Smithard, Graham Norton HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
Hi Martin,
My TW update today silently removed the emacs-magit package, which I heavily depend upon for my daily work.
just in case you weren't aware of that workaround, let me mention that you can install that package quickly on your system by running M-x package-install magit in Emacs. This will also give you a much newer and more feature-rich version than the one TW used to have.
Worse, the package in the "editors" repo is also broken, as it links to the not-anymore- existing package in openSUSE:Factory.
I believe Martin Pluskal has fixed that issue already. The trick is to delete the "_link" file.
The OBS log bluntly tells "The build depends on the broken emacs-dash package and I no longer use (or maintain) magit.".
Yes, the build of emacs-magit had been broken for quite a while. Fixing those issues looked like an effort I wasn't prepared to take on, so I decided to request the removal of those packages from TW.
I don't recall having seen a call for a new maintainer for this package anywhere, nor a discussion whether this package could/should be ditched.
You are right. I did not post to this list beforehand, and I probably should have. I didn't realize that emacs-magit was particularly important to anyone. I thought the fact that it had been broken for a long time without anyone caring about it would be a pretty good indication that emacs-magit could be dropped -- especially considering it's so incredibly easy to get a newer and better version from within Emacs. Anyway, if anyone is willing to maintain that package, then please request maintainership on OBS [1] and I'll be happy to transfer those rights and privileges. Best regards, Peter [1] https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/editors/emacs-magit -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
On Tue, 2018-12-04 at 11:34 +0100, Peter Simons wrote:
Hi Martin,
My TW update today silently removed the emacs-magit package, which I heavily depend upon for my daily work.
just in case you weren't aware of that workaround, let me mention that you can install that package quickly on your system by running
M-x package-install magit
in Emacs. This will also give you a much newer and more feature-rich version than the one TW used to have.
In general I prefer distro-based package management, and haven't used "M-x package-install" in a long time. But yeah, I've heard about it. This is a general question - do we want to package emacs packages as rpms, or should users just grab them with emacs' built-in package management? Some emacs subpackages still exist in Factory. I guess it's a similar topic as GNOME shell extensions etc.
Worse, the package in the "editors" repo is also broken, as it links
to the not-anymore- existing package in openSUSE:Factory.
I believe Martin Pluskal has fixed that issue already. The trick is to delete the "_link" file.
Ok, thanks for pointing that out. I verified that the package can now be checked out.
I don't recall having seen a call for a new maintainer for this
package anywhere, nor a discussion whether this package could/should be ditched.
You are right. I did not post to this list beforehand, and I probably should have. I didn't realize that emacs-magit was particularly important to anyone. I thought the fact that it had been broken for a long time without anyone caring about it would be a pretty good indication that emacs-magit could be dropped -- especially considering it's so incredibly easy to get a newer and better version from within Emacs.
The brokenness must have been pretty subtle - the package has worked nicely for me for years.
Anyway, if anyone is willing to maintain that package, then please request maintainership on OBS [1] and I'll be happy to transfer those rights and privileges.
Let me think about it. After all, you're right, just using emacs package management is probably less hassle in the long term. Thanks, Martin -- Dr. Martin Wilck <mwilck@suse.com>, Tel. +49 (0)911 74053 2107 SUSE Linux GmbH, GF: Felix Imendörffer, Jane Smithard, Graham Norton HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
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