FS#17304 - {archweb_pub} Suggestion for 'Recent Updates'

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Jeroen Valkonet (jeroenv) - Friday, 27 November 2009, 21:24 GMT
Last edited by Dan McGee (toofishes) - Sunday, 07 February 2010, 14:51 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Web Sites
Status Closed
Assigned To Paul Mattal (paul)
Aaron Griffin (phrakture)
Dan McGee (toofishes)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

I have a suggestion for the website of Archlinux:
Most packages (i.e. like 99% ?) are published for i686 and x86_64 at the same time (probably by the same maintainer). Yet everything is announced double on the frontpage of Archlinux. Wouldn't it be better to make a single announcement for any package and append for which platforms it was published?

So e.g. instead of:

packageA i686
packageB i686
packageB x86_64
packageA x86_64
packageC i686
packageC x86_64

alternative:

packageA i686/x86_64
packageB i686/x86_64
packageC i686/x86_64
packageD i686
packageE i686/x86_64
packageF i686/x86_64

So in the above example packageD for x86_64 apparently wasn't ready yet (i have yet to see this happening smile).
Then a few days later, as soon as it's finished, just reannounce it as
packageD i686/x86_64

This prevents everything from being announced twice in the same list.
It's less confusing and allows for more packages to be announced using the same space on the frontpage.
After all, frontpages are a special place on any website.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Dan McGee (toofishes)
Sunday, 07 February 2010, 14:51 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Additional comments about closing:  See the hot new front page
Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Saturday, 28 November 2009, 00:09 GMT
Yes this will very useful and more clear. There is a similar ticket but for RSS:  FS#12939 
Comment by Jeroen Valkonet (jeroenv) - Thursday, 03 December 2009, 19:38 GMT
I noticed it has been fixed already! Thank you, it's much better with the 'any' platform.
Comment by Gavin Bisesi (Daenyth) - Thursday, 03 December 2009, 19:52 GMT
It has? I still see two lines per arch-dependent package.
Comment by Jeroen Valkonet (jeroenv) - Thursday, 03 December 2009, 20:12 GMT
Ahum, i'm afraid you're right. I got overenthusiastic seeing the 'any' platform, but it's encouraging. Indeed, 'any' fits better in tight space than 'i686/x86_64'.

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