FS#46578 - [cowsay] upstream web and package is death
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Opened by Pablo Lezaeta (Jristz) - Tuesday, 06 October 2015, 06:54 GMT
Last edited by Eli Schwartz (eschwartz) - Tuesday, 01 August 2017, 23:15 GMT
Opened by Pablo Lezaeta (Jristz) - Tuesday, 06 October 2015, 06:54 GMT
Last edited by Eli Schwartz (eschwartz) - Tuesday, 01 August 2017, 23:15 GMT
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I notice this [1] and g to check, either upstream webpage and download page is death/caput/disapeared/nada so now is impossible to build cowsay- Looking for other distros, debian now set upstream to waybackmachine mirror [2] [3] and aparently was down since around 2013. [1] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=203307 [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20120527202447/http://www.nog.net/~tony/warez/cowsay.shtml [3] https://packages.debian.org/sid/cowsay Solutions propossed: A solution is host cowsay in arch like some packages and set upstream to the wayback mirror like debian, another is take debian (or other distro) and use they version and finally another solution could be find a more active fork or even contact toe original upstream for the new location of the package if exist. Remember: If gonna sed it to the AUR, please set an upstream working link. Additional info: * version 3.03 Steps to reproduce: Try use ABS to download it or visit upstream page. |
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Closed by Eli Schwartz (eschwartz)
Tuesday, 01 August 2017, 23:15 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packa ges.git/commit/?h=packages/cowsay&id =858fba6fad5e57b021eca10a5df876f749e569d 8
Tuesday, 01 August 2017, 23:15 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packa ges.git/commit/?h=packages/cowsay&id =858fba6fad5e57b021eca10a5df876f749e569d 8
Simple solution is to store sources on https://sources.archlinux.org/other/packages/. I don't really mind for the upstream URL.
BTW, this "bug" priority is far from critical but it is in my todo list.
also https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2017-March/028759.html Allan is getting impatient.