Stepping back from Aurget

[pbrisbin]

I haven't worked on Aurget in a while. As such, it lags behind the more recent AUR helpers in a number of important ways:

• It doesn't take full advantage of the newer AUR API
• It doesn't build packages in a sandbox
• It doesn't always handle split packages correctly

I have personally been using aurutils and aurto and I'm quite happy with these tools:

• The architecture of a local repository is quite clever and works really well
• Small, focused utilities (aurutils) with a convenience layer (aurto) work out to a really good UX that is understandable, with a powerful layer available when needed; aurutils is very well-thought-out and aurto makes smart choices in how it abstracts
• I like the idea of maintainer "trust" (aurto) so far, we'll see how it goes. I was never one to edit PKGBUILDs before install, so this is a step up for me, even if it's not truly secure for anything, really

So I'm going to formally stop maintaining Aurget features or fixes myself. I'm happy to continue reviewing and merging PRs for now, and if anyone wants to take over as maintainer, please let me know.

Tagging any prior contributors so they hear about this, in case they're interested: @eclairevoyant @ehird @pejakm @z33ky @regdoug @mychris @falconindy @bafain @FernandoBasso.

Cheers all, it's been fun!

[FernandoBasso]

Thanks for all your work on aurget. I have been using it for more years than I can remember. Sad to see this email, but I understand you. Also, thanks for your explanation on the alternatives you have mentioned. Really helpful.

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On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 10:46 AM patrick brisbin ***@***.***> wrote: I haven't worked on Aurget in a while. As such, it lags behind the more recent AUR helpers in a number of important ways: - It doesn't take full advantage of the newer AUR API - It doesn't build packages in a sandbox - It doesn't always handle split packages correct I have personally been using aurutils <https://github.com/AladW/aurutils> and aurto <https://github.com/alexheretic/aurto> and I'm quite happy with these tools: - The architecture of a local repository is quite clever and works really well - Small, focused utilities (aurutils) with a convenience layer (aurto) work out to a really good UX that is understandable, with a powerful layer available when needed; aurutils is very well-thought-out and aurto makes smart choices in how it abstracts - I like the idea of maintainer "trust" (aurto) so far, we'll see how it goes. I was never one to edit PKGBUILDs before install, so this is a step up for me, even if it's not truly secure for anything, really So I'm going to formally stop maintaining Aurget features or fixes myself. I'm happy to continue reviewing and merging PRs for now, and if anyone wants to take over as maintainer, please let me know. Tagging any prior contributors so they hear about this, in case they're interested: @eclairevoyant <https://github.com/eclairevoyant> @ehird <https://github.com/ehird> @pejakm <https://github.com/pejakm> @z33ky <https://github.com/z33ky> @regdoug <https://github.com/regdoug> @mychris <https://github.com/mychris> @falconindy <https://github.com/falconindy> @bafain <https://github.com/bafain> @FernandoBasso <https://github.com/FernandoBasso>. Cheers all, it's been fun! — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#66?email_source=notifications&email_token=ABSBW3CKEIY7CSUJCIZUU2DQGPNBVA5CNFSM4IPP2UMKYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFUVEXG43VMWVGG33NNVSW45C7NFSM4HHMIMIA>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABSBW3HPXLR3E7KF63QPOO3QGPNBVANCNFSM4IPP2UMA> .

[glenntanner3]

Thank you for making this tool. When I was new to arch, I found this for installing chrome. It was easy to install on a minimal system and I preferred it over the other tools as it was similar to pacman. Sorry to see it go defunct, but i'm looking forward to trying the tool you recommend.

PS: I found this when I came to suggest saving the built packages in the pkg/cache for rollback, might want one update to aurget that gives a small notice when run that the package isn't currently being maintained any longer.

[pbrisbin]

might want one update to aurget that gives a small notice when run that the package isn't currently being maintained any longer

This is a good idea, thank you!

If you're inclined to open a PR that adds it, that'd be super helpful. Otherwise, I'll do my best to get to it when I can.

[pbrisbin]

This message was added in 4.7.4. Thanks @glenntanner3.

[jhalfmoon]

I suspect you'll be getting quite some traffic here :-) I've been using aurget for soooo long, wow. Thanks @pbrisbin ; aurget worked flawlessly all these years!

[gdbd]

hi, where is mentioned aurgetrc should been located?

i'm trying create it in home folder, but message does not dissapears

[aragon999]

Should be $HOME/.config/aurgetrc ($XDG_CONFIG_HOME/aurgetrc), and there make sure that you set:

disable_maintenance_warning=true

Edit: Maybe also refer to man 5 aurgetrc :-)