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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] Help on getting media-libs/svgalib fixed
From:       Rich Freeman <rich0 () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2012-02-20 20:05:04
Message-ID: CAGfcS_=PqXeZCLY2a_Zii-HM+VSTcrevA+zNFkPuudVE3E4_yQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> wrote:
> The problem is that users CCed on their bug reports have provided
> patches and fixes for them and would probably get angry if we punt them
> without even applying the patches to the tree (but I don't want to
> commit them as I cannot even test them at build time due being x86
> specific).

It seems to me that the package still needs a maintainer.  That could
be a developer, or a proxy-maintainer if one of those users wants to
commit to tending it.  If nobody wants to step up, and the package is
buggy, then treecleaning is the only recourse.

Rich

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