[Bug 1314616] Re: bitcoin to be maintained upstream in PPA: Replace distro archive "bitcoin" bitcoin with an empty dummy package

[michagogo]

What about 12.10? I know it EOLed a couple days ago, but 13.04 EOLed even
earlier, from what I understand, if I'm not mistaken...

On Monday, May 19, 2014, Scott Howard <showard314 at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Following need to be done, I'll work on it
>
>     precise (12.04LTS) (utils): peer-to-peer network based anonymous
> digital currency - daemon [universe]
>     0.3.24~dfsg-1: amd64 i386
>     raring (13.04) (utils): peer-to-peer network based digital currency -
> daemon [universe]
>     0.8.1-1: amd64 i386
>     saucy (13.10) (utils): peer-to-peer network based digital currency -
> daemon [universe]
>     0.8.5-1: amd64 i386
>
>
> Following the suggestions here:
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 6:52 AM, Robie Basak <robie.basak at ubuntu.com<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 06:42:06PM -0700, Scott Ritchie wrote:
> >> The package should be doable by any Ubuntu Developer since it is just
> >> an empty package.
> >
> > Perhaps add dummy CLI programs and .desktop files, to give the user a
> > sensible message rather than an error?
>
> ** Changed in: bitcoin (Ubuntu)
>      Assignee: (unassigned) => Scott Howard (showard314)
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1314616
>
> Title:
>   bitcoin to be maintained upstream in PPA: Replace distro archive
>   "bitcoin" bitcoin with an empty dummy package
>
> Status in “bitcoin” package in Ubuntu:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   The Bitcoin utilities are a set of virtual-currency tools.  Going
>   forward the upstream maintainers have expressed a wish to maintain
>   'bitcoin' in a PPA; superseding the version in the main archives.  The
>   'bitcoin' package has already been removed from 'trusty' and
>   blacklisted from synching going forward.  This bug report covers
>   earlier versions of Ubuntu, where it is intended to replace the in-
>   archive versions with a dummy package directing users towards the PPA-
>   maintained copy.
>
>   See the mailing list discussions at https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives
>   /ubuntu-motu/2013-December/thread.html and
>   https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-motu/2014-April/thread.html.
>
>   In short: old versions of Bitcoin Core (as it is now known) are
>   broken, not up to date on bug fixes, etc.
>
>
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=bitcoin&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all
>   shows that these old versions of the package are shipped in precise,
>   raring, and saucy. In the past, I'm pretty sure it's also shown
>   version 0.6.something in quantal, but that appears to have disappeared
>   from the search.
>
>   My understanding from the ML discussions earlier is that it's
>   impossible to remove a package from the package lists, but it could be
>   replaced with an SRU by a dummy package that explains to the user why
>   it's gone and prompts them to download the software either from the
>   PPA (ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin) or the release binaries from bitcoin.org.
>   This is what I'd like to request be done.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bitcoin/+bug/1314616/+subscriptions
>

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of MOTU,
which is subscribed to the bug report.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1314616

Title:
  bitcoin to be maintained upstream in PPA: Replace distro archive
  "bitcoin" bitcoin with an empty dummy package

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bitcoin/+bug/1314616/+subscriptions