The slotting with different enlightenment ebuilds is messy. It's weird that when a user wants to emerge enlightenment (probably thinking they'll get the latest E22), they end up with an ancient version by default. Besides the "0.17 slot" for all current 0.* ebuilds in the tree is incorrect... There are few bugs open about e16, and no activity on them. Last-riting e16 also clears some of its deps, for example: - app-doc/edox-data - x11-misc/e16keyedit - x11-misc/e16menuedit2 - x11-plugins/epplets E16 can _possibly_ be re-introduced later back to the tree, since there is some minor development done for it, but under different name. Something like 'enlightenment-legacy', 'enlightenment-e16' or just 'e16'. But for now, remove it for not having a maintainer and to clear the mess with enlightenment slots, and their descriptions.
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=ffbc17afe479f8c05b7ca2ee2299c9a5c378d018 commit ffbc17afe479f8c05b7ca2ee2299c9a5c378d018 Author: Joonas Niilola <juippis@gmail.com> AuthorDate: 2018-05-18 13:51:26 +0000 Commit: Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2018-05-20 00:32:51 +0000 profiles/package.mask: Last-rite e16 + few deps Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/656020 Closes: https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/pull/8458 profiles/package.mask | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
I use the old e16 on several machines. I'd be willing to proxy maintain it, if there's any interest?
(In reply to Scott McClung from comment #2) > I use the old e16 on several machines. I'd be willing to proxy maintain it, > if there's any interest? I use it too, here's my forum post about it: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8220940.html#8220940 "I personally do use e16 in my very-old-laptop (that I havent booted in 2 years, BUT NEVERTHELESS!). Thats why I have a small interest of bringing it back once the mess is solved :P" I did plan to re-introduce it back to the tree if there was interest, and you showed it, but there's some reluctancy from gentoo side about it. Ive already prepared almost everything needed for the latest e16 release (1.0.18), but now Im thinking maybe some sort of overlay is a better place for them, than the main gentoo tree. Maybe if more people reply here we could convince otherwise... However, for now, e16 needs to be removed to refreshen and clarify the enlightenment situation in Gentoo. Ill still finish my e16 ebuilds, and if you do want to maintain them either in gentoo or in some overlay, I can give you the ebuilds and the metadata files when removal of e16 is closer. We could use Enlightenment Gentoo wiki page to let people know where to get e16.
I agree that the slots here make little or no sense anymore. e16 probably should be a separate package. I created an overlay yesterday for my own use, and put it on github: https://github.com/mcclung/e16-overlay Not sure if that's of interest to anyone. I was able to build the packages on several machines, and the window manager (x11-wm/e16) itself seems to work.
Enlightenment has _always_ been in a highly developmental state. That's what DR stood for - "Development Relase". DR16 didn't evolve into DR17 though. It was a complete rewrite. A lot of people still like the simplicity of DR16 and that's why "e16" still exists today maintained by Kim Woelders and various patch committers (no longer a DR release). I'm the guy that provides and maintains themes at http://themes.effx.us/e16. If you're looking for votes, I'd like to keep it as a gentoo package but more appropriately named e16. I can help keep the ebuild maintained too, although I'm not currently a gentoo-dev.
Please keep it :|. It's an amazing window manager, and as mentioned, still maintained by Kim.
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=722abb3946c76c77bae811e7f8aff05bb7653c50 commit 722abb3946c76c77bae811e7f8aff05bb7653c50 Author: Joonas Niilola <juippis@gmail.com> AuthorDate: 2018-06-17 12:20:07 +0000 Commit: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2018-06-22 18:49:53 +0000 x11-wm/enlightenment: removal of e16 Check bug #656020 to find an overlay offering updated e16 packages. Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/656020 Package-Manager: Portage[mgorny]-2.3.36.1 x11-wm/enlightenment/Manifest | 1 - .../enlightenment/enlightenment-0.16.9999.ebuild | 75 ---------------------- x11-wm/enlightenment/enlightenment-1.0.17.ebuild | 75 ---------------------- x11-wm/enlightenment/metadata.xml | 2 - 4 files changed, 153 deletions(-) Additionally, it has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=4ed130ff5fbd6e296d426814f2f7513d5f8bbc79 commit 4ed130ff5fbd6e296d426814f2f7513d5f8bbc79 Author: Joonas Niilola <juippis@gmail.com> AuthorDate: 2018-06-17 12:27:39 +0000 Commit: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2018-06-22 18:49:59 +0000 x11-plugins/epplets: removal Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/656020 x11-plugins/epplets/Manifest | 2 -- x11-plugins/epplets/epplets-0.12.ebuild | 27 --------------------------- x11-plugins/epplets/epplets-0.14.ebuild | 31 ------------------------------- x11-plugins/epplets/metadata.xml | 15 --------------- 4 files changed, 75 deletions(-) https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=6f885485988a708b073d92525a3753e2d50e4038 commit 6f885485988a708b073d92525a3753e2d50e4038 Author: Joonas Niilola <juippis@gmail.com> AuthorDate: 2018-06-17 12:27:01 +0000 Commit: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2018-06-22 18:49:57 +0000 app-doc/edox-data: removal Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/656020 app-doc/edox-data/Manifest | 1 - app-doc/edox-data/edox-data-0.16.8.0.2.ebuild | 30 --------------------------- app-doc/edox-data/metadata.xml | 8 ------- 3 files changed, 39 deletions(-) https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=c2a7e577860ae8dbe172681715beb83c477894af commit c2a7e577860ae8dbe172681715beb83c477894af Author: Joonas Niilola <juippis@gmail.com> AuthorDate: 2018-06-17 12:25:59 +0000 Commit: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2018-06-22 18:49:55 +0000 x11-misc/e16menuedit2: removal Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/656020 x11-misc/e16menuedit2/Manifest | 1 - x11-misc/e16menuedit2/e16menuedit2-0.0.3.ebuild | 31 ---------------------- .../files/e16menuedit2-0.0.3-no-docs.patch | 19 ------------- x11-misc/e16menuedit2/metadata.xml | 8 ------ 4 files changed, 59 deletions(-) https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=b3c06371f3f366cbe8c17f3f0c9febbb5f9ec503 commit b3c06371f3f366cbe8c17f3f0c9febbb5f9ec503 Author: Joonas Niilola <juippis@gmail.com> AuthorDate: 2018-06-17 12:14:00 +0000 Commit: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2018-06-22 18:49:51 +0000 x11-misc/e16keyedit: removal Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/656020 x11-misc/e16keyedit/Manifest | 1 - x11-misc/e16keyedit/e16keyedit-0.7.ebuild | 21 --------------------- x11-misc/e16keyedit/metadata.xml | 11 ----------- 3 files changed, 33 deletions(-)
Just found out that e16 was kicked out of the portage despite people offering proxy maintenance, that's very unfortunate. I propose we open new bug for having e16 in official portage tree under the name "e16" so there is no slot problems with what is nowadays called enlightenment. What you think?
Reintroducing it as fresh ebuilds is much cleaner than having two misversioned slots in a single package name.
It's bug #658860 now.
