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Re: Clean-up d-i repo [ Re: Closing the window for the l10n updates ]



Hello!

On 10/29/21 23:23, Holger Wansing wrote:
> What about removing such unused packages from d-i?
> 
> A patch is attached, to remove the following from .mrconfig:
> 	- arcboot-installer
> 	- elilo-installer
> 	- kbd-chooser
> 	- lilo-installer
> 	- partman-prep
> 	- prep-installer
> 	- quik-installer
> 	- yaboot-installer

Please don't touch the repos itself, however. Also, quik-installer will be used
in the future again when I restore support for OldWorld PowerMacs.

> More possible candidates (not sure, if these are still in use; these
> packages don't have any po files, so removing them is not to exclude
> them from l10n machinery):
> 
> 	- desktop-chooser
> 	- efi-reader
> 	- mountmedia
> 	- oldsys-preseed
> 	- partconf
> 	- usb-discover
> 
> 
> Also, all such "deactivated" packages should most likely be moved into a 
> subgroup named "attic" or similar, to demonstrate their status.

Please let me look through the packages first thoroughly. I don't have the
time for that now, however.

Adrian

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