On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 6:45 PM, Eli Schwartz via arch-general <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/19/2017 12:20 PM, Maciek Borzecki via arch-general wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I have noticed that the snapd package is currently orphaned. It is also >> quite outdated, currently stuck at 2.26.1 while upstream is nearing 2.30 >> release. What can be done to update the package? >> >> As it happens, I am currently maintaining snapd-git package in AUR [1]. >> On top of that I'm also working with the upstream on the development of >> snapd. Since I am an Arch user, a couple of problems that were related >> to Arch support have been resolved. I'm also slowly working on getting >> Arch integrated into the CI pipeline [2] in hope of being able to run >> most of the test cases natively. >> >> Unfortunately I am not a TU, but I am willing to offer any help needed >> to get the package updated. >> >> [1]. https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd-git >> [2]. https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4285 > > It was initially packaged by tredaelli, who is now retired from being a > TU. So we may end up dropping this back to the AUR soon, in which case > you'd be able to maintain it. Thanks for a quick reply. Do you have a rough idea of when this may happen? > > I don't know of any TU or dev that is interested in snapd (although > flatpak does see steady activity from heftig). Let's wait for a while and see if anyone comes up. If not, I'm happy to take care of snapd in AUR. OTOH, I've been using Arch for >> 10 years and never grew an ambition to become a packager or a TU. Well, maybe now's the time :) Cheers, -- Maciek Borzecki
