commit: 8968f9287c683d0fc9d46b87e4ac624c7c7b066e Author: David Seifert <soap <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Thu Jan 18 12:52:21 2024 +0000 Commit: David Seifert <soap <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Thu Jan 18 12:52:21 2024 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=8968f928
package.mask: Last rite dev-build/bazel, sci-libs/keras, sci-libs/tensorflow, sci-libs/tensorflow-estimator, sci-visualization/tensorboard Closes: https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/pull/34881 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/922374 Signed-off-by: David Seifert <soap <AT> gentoo.org> profiles/package.mask | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask index b441d7febba7..122d8912c2a1 100644 --- a/profiles/package.mask +++ b/profiles/package.mask @@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ #--- END OF EXAMPLES --- +# David Seifert <[email protected]> (2024-01-18) +# Unmaintained set of packages. Overall, TensorFlow is ill-suited for +# distro packaging, since it's entangled with tons of googleware and +# continually breaks on minor dependency updates coupled with a +# byzantine build system. These 5 packages together have a total of +# 54 bugs reported against them, with zero activity from the maintainer. +# +# Unmasking this requires a sign-off from QA and treecleaners, since +# these packages require a ton of mental bandwidth to keep up to date +# and Google's general unwillingness to take community input quickly +# leads to maintainer burnout. +# Use sci-libs/pytorch as a modern alternative with better packaging. +# Removal on 2024-02-17. Bug #922374 +dev-build/bazel +sci-libs/keras +sci-libs/tensorflow +sci-libs/tensorflow-estimator +sci-visualization/tensorboard + # Michał Górny <[email protected]> (2024-01-17) # Unmaintained build systems with no reverse dependencies. # dev-build/cons was last released in 2001.
