-----Original Message----- > Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:08:31 +0100 > Subject: [aur-general] Removal of x86_64-specific and opera > flashplugin packages > From: Evangelos Foutras <[email protected]> > To: "Discussion about the Arch User Repository (AUR)" > <[email protected]>
> Hello fellow TUs, > > I have come across people who picked a flashplugin package from the > AUR over the one in [extra]. I feel that x86_64 flashplugin packages > should be removed from the AUR now that the official one supports both > architectures. Furthermore, Opera seems to get along just fine with > flashplugin from [extra] so we don't need Opera-specific packages > either. > > Packages in question are: > > http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18096 (flashplayer-opera64) > http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21601 (flashplugin-alpha-64) > http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17442 > (flashplugin-beta-opera) > http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18695 (flashplugin-mozilla, > maintainer believes this should stay because "the official plugin > doesn't have mms.cfg" - not sure what this is :>) > http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14074 (flashplugin-opera) > http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21607 (flashplugin-x86_64) > From the above, I'd say that the following can be safely deleted: > flashplayer-opera64 > flashplugin-alpha-64 > flashplugin-beta-opera > flashplugin-opera > flashplugin-x86_64 > > Any opinions on this? Do you think we should proceed with the removal > of these packages in order to avoid confusion between them and > flashplugin from [extra]? > > Hello, I would say delete them all. Regards Stefan
