orphaning mame-data-extras

[Sérgio Basto]

Hello, 

On Sex, 2015-10-09 at 07:49 +0200, Julian Sikorski wrote:
> W dniu 07.10.2015 o 17:59, Sérgio Basto pisze:
> > On Qua, 2015-10-07 at 07:50 +0200, Julian Sikorski wrote:
> > > Dear all,
> > > 
> > > please be advised that I am orphaning mame-data-extras. This
> > > package has
> > > become too much of a burden to maintain with monthly mame
> > > releases one
> > > one hand and various files included in it lagging behind the mame
> > > releases on the other. Not to mention that it was in violation of
> > > code-vs-content guideline.
> > > I will be putting a dead.package in devel branch in about a week
> > > from now.
> > 
> > GMAMEUI
> > Requires: mame-data-extras
> > # to load /usr/share/mame/Catver.ini and /usr/share/mame/cheat.7z
> > these files will disappear ?
> 
> Yes, they will no longer be packaged. I doubt they are required for
> the
> frontend to function, they rather "improve the experience". If users
> want them they can download them themselves:
> - http://cheat.retrogames.com/ for cheat.7z (at 0.163 atm)
> - http://www.progettoemma.net/?catlist for catver.ini (at 0.161 atm)
> - http://www.progettosnaps.net/renameset/ for alternative catver.ini
> 
> These two files perfectly exemplify the pain in supporting them as a
> package: they have alternative upstreams and are not updated every
> time
> new mame comes out. The new rapid release schedule has only made the
> issue worse.

could we keep mame-data-extras for F23 ? or I can maintain it ?  ,
right now /usr/share/mame/Catver.ini  is used in gamemui . 

OTOH mame-data-extras, doesn't need be updated 

also test ROM is gone , I'd like to keep it ... 


> > 
> > I have not been able to maintain GMAMEUI, since changes in mame ,
> > I'd
> > like follow gnome-video-arcade [1]
> >  
> > I'm trying maintain GMAMEUI, because have feature that others don't
> > have , maybe export that features to gnome-video-arcade ...
> > 
> > 
> > [1] 
> > https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-video-arcade/
> > 
> > > Julian
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > 
-- 
Sérgio M. B.