void-linux / xbps

The X Binary Package System (XBPS)
https://voidlinux.org/xbps/
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Indicate Orphaned (ie. no maintainer) packages in `xbps-query -Rs` #468

Closed subnut closed 2 years ago

subnut commented 2 years ago

Many packages are orphaned. I don't think they should be removed from the repo, but there should be an indication that a package is orphaned while listing/installing it.

Because many of the orphaned packages contain subtle errors, which may confuse users, because the application seems to be working well enough.

Duncaen commented 2 years ago

xbps-query -RS already shows the maintainer field.

Maintainer status does not really tell the full story, packages may be orphaned with or without a maintainer set and they may still be maintained by other people.