Check for obsolete packages

[Peter FELECAN]

Dagobert Michelsen <dam at opencsw.org> writes:

> Hi Peter,
>
> Am 22.10.2013 um 15:49 schrieb Peter FELECAN <pfelecan at opencsw.org>:
>> Dagobert Michelsen <dam at opencsw.org> writes:
>>> the check for obsolete packages and stub removal is now integrated into the buildfarm:
>>>  http://buildfarm.opencsw.org/obsolete-pkgs/
>>> 
>>> The scripts are run every day at 4:20 am and generated with the following options:
>>>  http://sourceforge.net/p/opencsw/code/HEAD/tree//buildfarm/bin/find-obsolete-pkgs
>>> 
>>> At the moment the output is pretty short, I suggest there are some minor options
>>> missing, maybe Carsten has a suggestion on options?
>> 
>> Not really short. IMHO all this needs a little bit more explanation for
>> those not involved in the project. Have I missed something?
>
> This is the experimental implementation of "Package rename tracking"
> as described here:
>   http://wiki.opencsw.org/projects-available#toc8
>
> Basically it is to find out which packages can safely be dropped.
>
> We need to see how we can integrate this in our workflow.

After you choose a work-flow, please document it, preferably in the
OpenCSW Manual and let people know that it's documented.
-- 
Peter