Re: [Lynx-dev] Who supports conda-forge lynx recipe?

[Thomas Dickey]

On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 05:23:23PM -0500, David Niklas wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2019 06:40:10 -0500
> address@hidden wrote:
> > On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 01:17:55AM -0500, David Niklas wrote:
> > > On Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 18:31:18 -0800
> > > Michael Selik <address@hidden> wrote:  
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I was wondering where the correct place is to report a bug with the
> > > > conda-forge lynx recipe (https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/lynx). It
> > > > forced a downgrade of Python and broke other packages I had
> > > > installed. Luckily, fixed on uninstall, which is a credit to conda.
> > > > Any tips on where to report?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > -- Mike
> > > >  
> > > 
> > > Hey Mike,
> > > The lynx on conda was last updated 1 year and 7 months ago. I'd say
> > > that the package is outdated. As for the bug report, I don't see a
> > > package maintainer on the site. Unless the person is here and reading
> > > your email I doubt that you'd be able to find the person.
> > > You might try whatever MLs and forums that the conda folks provide in
> > > hopes of getting the package removed, or updated. You might find the
> > > person you're looking for over there.
> > > Just in case I was not clear, the lynx devs cannot be responsible for
> > > package management unless they are a maintainer of that package. Even
> > > then, this is not a lynx bug and does not belong here; it belongs on
> > > the report facilities of the packaging system or where such a system
> > > directs you to for bug reports in packaging.  
> > 
> > agreed - from the description of the site, I guessed that it's
> > rpm-based, but didn't see in a quick check where the source-scripts for
> > that might be available.  With a little more checking, all I see is
> > python - and those add-on things generally aren't designed to work with
> > existing package systems.  Without some way to download the package
> > files independently of the conda install, there's no way to do any
> > useful analysis though.
> > 
> 
> After noticing that a lot of the mail we get here is only indirectly
> related to lynx (the spamassassin team has the same problem), I decided
> to try to alleviate the burden on you (and any other devs), by replying
> to as many of them as I'm first to see.
> Then you reply anyway...
> Not that I'm upset but if I am replying with a correct response why do
> you also feel the need to respond?

I was agreeing, but pointing out that I didn't see a way that I _could_
help, since I found nothing helpful on the conda website.

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Thomas E. Dickey <address@hidden>
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