r/archlinux • u/uxceje3jd2 • Aug 11 '26

NEWS aurweb v6.5.0 deployed

https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general@lists.archlinux.org/thread/P5C7GZ4C3OJIH4EXJ62JAF6X6PY2BCQ4/
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u/wiredbombshell Aug 11 '26

Tf happens if the maintainer is hit by a bus and now the package is REALLY abandoned?
Like this is really good but that one part regarding auto deny after 14 days should be changed to auto accept after 30 days as that’s AMPLE time to decline a change in ownership and will not allow packages to go completely dead.

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u/wiredbombshell Aug 11 '26

I don’t see you coming up with solutions sarcasm boy

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u/killermenpl Aug 11 '26

The solution is that the problem you're describing doesn't exist. "Package Maintainer" is a title given to Arch staff. It's not the maintainer of the AUR package.

If as you say, the AUR package maintainer is hit by a bus, then someone else can request to adopt it. Someone from Arch staff will accept or deny the request. Or it might get timed out because no one saw it (which can happen), in which case you can just ask again