On Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:57:31 +0100 Sergei Litvin <litvindev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Good afternoon, > > I propose to add the following AUR-package, which I currently maintain, > to the “extra” repository: > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xrefactory > > It is a code browser tool, similar to the following tools, but more > precise because it works on grammar level: > https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/cscope/ > https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/ctags/ > https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/global/ > > The "upstream" is no longer maintained, but I have learned the > internals and have already made about 30 patches. > So, I can fix possible bugs, including parsing C, YACC and Java > grammar. > > This tool could be useful for Linux kernel developers (personally I use > it along with cscope). > And perhaps if it was in the "extra" repository, it could increase user > interest in it. > > > Best regards, > Sergei Litvin > > Tel: +49 176 85283820 You're kidding right? Software that's been dead for nearly 17 years upstream, has been in the AUR for more than 5 years with no votes, requires a bunch of downstream patches, and has a license that's very ambiguous about redistribution? How in the world would anyone consider this a candidate to package in Extra?
