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Resent-From: Efraim Flashner Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: guix-patches@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:55:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 45704 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix-patches X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch To: Leo Famulari Received: via spool by 45704-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B45704.161028326415026 (code B ref 45704); Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:55:02 +0000 Received: (at 45704) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Jan 2021 12:54:24 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53384 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kyaEi-0003uG-Ez for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 10 Jan 2021 07:54:24 -0500 Received: from flashner.co.il ([178.62.234.194]:44738) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kyaEg-0003tw-AQ for 45704@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 10 Jan 2021 07:54:22 -0500 Received: from localhost (unknown [5.102.238.249]) by flashner.co.il (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6A44B4000F; Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:54:15 +0000 (UTC) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:53:40 +0200 From: Efraim Flashner Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="UU/aIxYG6M1utHHF" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x41AAE7DCCA3D8351 X-PGP-Key: https://flashner.co.il/~efraim/efraim_flashner.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: A28B F40C 3E55 1372 662D 14F7 41AA E7DC CA3D 8351 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: guix-patches@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: 45704@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: guix-patches-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-patches" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -3.95 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 31E939401C0 X-Spam-Score: -3.95 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: iDp9y5U7W4Ky --UU/aIxYG6M1utHHF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jan 06, 2021 at 02:58:37PM -0500, Leo Famulari wrote: > This package has been unsupported upstream for several years: >=20 > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-02/msg00596.html >=20 > I suggest we apply this patch as part of a major update =E2=80=94 either = a core-updates > merge, or a new release. >=20 > We should notify the people who contributed or maintained the affected pa= ckages > so that they have ample time to update the packages and avoid their remov= al. >=20 > What do you think? I've added some in-line notes > * gnu/packages/qt.scm (qt-4, python2-pyqt-4): Remove variables. qt-4 when nothing depends on it, python2-pyqt-4 whenever > * gnu/packages/chemistry.scm (avogadro): Remove variable. I hear this has been superseded by development of avogadro2, but someone using it might want to let us know. > * gnu/packages/education.scm (tipp10): Remove variable. Debian has built this with qt-5 (https://sources.debian.org/src/tipp10/2.1.0-5/debian/) > * gnu/packages/engineering.scm (qucs, qucs-s): Remove variables. I don't know anything about this > * gnu/packages/messaging.scm (pybitmessage): Remove variable. I believe first introduced by Nikita, I don't know if they still use it, and I'm disappointed by the stable release being years old and still using qt4 and python2. I hear there is no concrete plans upstream for the next release still. > * gnu/packages/password-utils.scm (keepassx): Remove variable. IMO superseded by keepassxc > * gnu/packages/pdf.scm (poppler-qt4): Remove variable. Apparently nothing depends on this, so probably free to go. I'd like to hear from someone with regards to avogadro, perhaps also qucs. 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