On 25 February 2024 13:58:16 GMT+01:00, Nils <robstenkli...@gmail.com> wrote: >i believe this is the first time i use a mailing list, i hope it works.. > > >I (budRich) am the maintainer of thunar-gtk2-static-libs . The package built >fine for me and i didn't know about any issues for others but i had a good >troubleshooting session with Erus (and a not so good shitposting session with >jelle) in #archlinux-aur (log: https://x0.at/AuW9.txt) where we managed to >find and fix the issues with the package. > > >As with many other gtk2 packages on AUR it exist as an alternative to the >gtk3(or above) version in the official repositories. because there are >preferences and reasons some people prefer to use old gtk2 version. It is >often difficult and complicated to manually build old packages like that. and >the Xfce packages in particular since they have lots of "internal" (exo, >xfce4-ui, xfce4-util etc) dependencies. > > >Meaning that if one builds and install the old dependencies needed for f.i. >thunar-gtk2 it would mean that they will conflict with modern versions, >meaning that you now cannot install modern xfce4-panel|terminal etc. > > >This package however downloads those old dependencies and link this old >version of thunar statically with those old dependencies, so that you will not >get the conflicts mentioned above. I personally run this side by side with the >latest xfce4-panel. > > >--- > > >i have gotten more deletion requests for working packages i have on AUR and i >would wish that if someone finds issues with them they would at least a >comment on the AUR page before deletion request them. This package in >particular i spend a lot of time setting up, and the PKGBUILD on AUR was the >only public source. > > >--- > > >Anyways i will now update the package so it builds for all (i tried in clean >chroot) and i hope it doesn't get deleted. >
As submitter has disappeared (user account no longer exists), it is now safe to go ahead with deleting this broken, unbuildable EOL package.
