On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 10:58:17PM +1000, Allan McRae wrote: > Partha Chowdhury wrote: > >i have been using archlinux for about 3 months.I have switched from > >fedora to arch due to its simplicity. > >i had reported a bug > >http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/15199?string=xzgv&project=1&type[0]=&sev[0]=&pri[0]=&due[0]=&reported[0]=&cat[0]=&status[0]=open&percent[0]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto= > >when i first started using arch.Recently it has been fixed and i have > >tested and reported it. > > > >However it seems that xzgv package is currently orphaned as this page > >shows > >http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/i686/xzgv/ > >so is rtorrent and libtorrent.They have been marked out-of-date for > >a while now. > > > >is another trusted user or developer will be maintaining the packages in > >the future ? > > > >i want to help and i want to maintain the above packages if someone else > >has not decided already. so where do i apply and how do i start ? > > Note that all community packages are orphans at the moment due to > the backend transition that is ongoing. > > I notice that xzgv 0.9.1 is now released. If you tell me whether > updated version needs the patch provided in the bug report, I will > do the update. > > Allan > no , xzgv 0.9.1 does not need the patch. it is for xzgv-0.9 release.simply updating the xzgv package will solve it. About the backend transition - does that mean maintainers of the packages in the community repo cannot update their packages at the moment or is there some other problem ? Should i email the maintainers personally to make a request to update ?
