[ATTN MAINTAINER] tig

Libor Ukropec ace@seznam.cz
Tue Dec 13 17:14:53 GMT 2022


Dne 12.12.2022 v 17:32 Adam Dinwoodie via Cygwin-apps napsal(a):
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 11:15:35PM +0100, Libor Ukropec via Cygwin-apps wrote:
>> Hello Jari,
>>
>> cygwin contains "tig" in version 2.4.1 (2019-07-30) and there's already
>> 2.5.4 (2021) with many bug fixes and improvements available.
>> Can I kindly ask whether it is possible to update the package?
>> I do not see a git repository for the tig package, so I attached the cygport
>> file if it can save you some effort (in compare to the following scallywag,
>> I've added the LICENSE info the script)
>>
>> Scallywag report is here: https://github.com/cygwin/scallywag/actions/runs/3670966767
> 
> I believe Jari's repo for the tig Cygwin packaging is on GitHub[0], and
> it looks like it's using the old pre-Cygport packaging mechanism.  I've
> not looked through that repo myself (yet, at least) but it looks like
> there are some patches that imply a naïve build might not work
> perfectly.  Or those packages might be entirely obsolete...
I did not look for the GitHub, but the naive compile and run worked with few custom 
actions in the cygport script.
> 
> [0]: https://github.com/jaalto/cygwin-package--tig
> 
> FWIW, I'd be happy to at least attempt to add this package to my small
> Cygwin Git packaging empire, and take responsibility for keeping it up
> to date going forwards.  But that's only if Jari wants to relinquish

Yes, let's wait for Jari's answer
> that hat, and even then I think Libor clearly gets first refusal given
> they've written the new Cygport file.
> 
Here comes my weak English. Will I be refused by Jari or do you mean that I will refuse 
you because I did the Cygport file?

If the latter, I have no objections you are the maintainer (let's wait for Jari), I just 
wanted to give a helpful hand, not only to rudely ask for the update. And also to play 
more with the cygports and expand my portfolio (I am shy to say `empire`)  :)



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