Both build systems are unmaintained in ::gentoo and have no reverse dependencies. dev-build/tup was last released in 2021 and has a number of bugs reported. dev-build/cons was last released in 2001.
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=df38685a103b2b4ae4faedaa82527b0971d30a4f commit df38685a103b2b4ae4faedaa82527b0971d30a4f Author: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2024-01-17 18:41:49 +0000 Commit: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2024-01-17 18:42:42 +0000 package.mask: Last rite dev-build/cons, dev-build/tup Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/922329 Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> profiles/package.mask | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
Hello, I quite like dev-build/tup and am using it in various personal projects. It'd be sad to see it disappear from gentoo. What would be the procedure to take on the maintainership of this package ? Best regards.