[arch-general] teapot package could be improved

[Jude DaShiell]

that package won't even build with libtirpc though it got a little
further this time.  I was curious about this package but can use it on
another version of Linux I run to check it out.

On Wed, 8 Apr 2020, Jude DaShiell wrote:

> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 19:21:37
> From: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
> Reply-To: General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general at archlinux.org>
> To: General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general at archlinux.org>
> Subject: Re: [arch-general] teapot package could be improved
>
> thanks, I will try to take teapot further and see where it crashes.
> This is keenerd's package if I'm not much mistaken.  If that developer
> is no longer in circulation maybe the package needs flagged as outdated.
>
> On Thu, 9 Apr 2020, Lone_Wolf wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 19:01:06
> > From: Lone_Wolf <lone_wolf at klaas-de-kat.nl>
> > Reply-To: General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general at archlinux.org>
> > To: arch-general at archlinux.org
> > Subject: Re: [arch-general] teapot package could be improved
> >
> > Jude uses TalkingArch, logging in on AUR and adding comments may be near
> > impossible.
> >
> >
> > Jude, I've checked the files and it looks like teapot needs rpc/types.h and
> > rpc/xdr.h .
> >
> > The libtirpc package has those files but installing it doesn't help.
> >
> > The sourcecode for teapot is from 2012 and the package was never updated after
> > initial upload in 2015.
> >
> >
> > Maybe https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sc-im/? is an alternative ?
> >
> > It's a ncurses spreadsheet / calculator .
> >
> >
> > Lone_Wolf
> >
> >
> > On 08-04-2020 23:26, brent s. wrote:
> > > On 4/8/20 17:24, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> > >> which package has the version of rpc.h teapot needs to build?
> > >> Whichever package that is, the dependency is missing from the build
> > >> script.
> > >>
> > > You should probably instead post this on the AUR package's comment
> > > section, as it is an AUR package and the maintainer is much more likely
> > > to notice it there.
> > >
> > > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/teapot/
> > >
> >
>
>

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