From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christopher League Subject: org-plus-contrib tar disappeared from orgmode.org/elpa/ Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2018 23:11:11 -0500 Message-ID: <87608kgasg.fsf@contrapunctus.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="===-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40971) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eWDvA-0003z9-4j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Jan 2018 23:11:25 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eWDv6-0001a3-4T for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Jan 2018 23:11:24 -0500 Received: from contrapunctus.net ([174.136.110.10]:56352) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eWDv5-0001Z3-Q5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Jan 2018 23:11:20 -0500 Received: from localhost (pool-173-56-57-141.nycmny.fios.verizon.net [173.56.57.141]) by contrapunctus.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 066AB201C5 for ; Mon, 1 Jan 2018 23:11:15 -0500 (EST) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --===-=-= Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-=-=" --=-=-= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="==-=-=" --==-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Hi, this is a plea to retain versioned copies of the org-plus-contrib tar in the directory, because package managers refer to them. Currently, the only versions present at that location are 20171227 and 20171228. I'm using NixOS, and my current nixpkgs tree refers to 20170911, which cannot (re)-build now because the source is missing. Here's the Nix specification referencing the now-broken URL: The latest nixpkgs master does have it updated to 20171225 -- which is *also* a broken link, just a week later. (And I prefer to use a 'stable' channel rather than master.) I don't necessarily expect orgmode.org to retain these sources indefinitely, but deleting them after a couple of weeks or months causes all sorts of headaches. Thanks for the consideration! CL --==-=-= Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi, this is a plea to retain versioned copies of the org-plus-contrib ta= r in the https://orgmode.org/elpa/ directory, = because package managers refer to them. Currently, the only versions presen= t at that location are 20171227 and 20171228.

I=E2=80=99m using NixOS, and my current nixpkgs tree refers to 20170911,= which cannot (re)-build now because the source is missing. Here=E2=80=99s = the Nix specification referencing the now-broken URL:

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-= channels/blob/nixos-17.09/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/org-generat= ed.nix

The latest nixpkgs master does have it updated to 20171225 =E2=80=93 whi= ch is also a broken link, just a week later. (And I prefer to use = a =E2=80=98stable=E2=80=99 channel rather than master.)

https://githu= b.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/afac8c61e9542ad04cd9da0cd53f2e2aaaf1aeab/pkgs/appl= ications/editors/emacs-modes/org-generated.nix

I don=E2=80=99t necessarily expect orgmode.org to retain these sources i= ndefinitely, but deleting them after a couple of weeks or months causes all= sorts of headaches.

Thanks for the consideration!

CL

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