Mask some packages for removal

2 files changed, 84 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/profiles/ChangeLog b/profiles/ChangeLog
index d9edb3f93cc9..e5e813ba509b 100644
--- a/profiles/ChangeLog
+++ b/profiles/ChangeLog
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 # ChangeLog for profile directory
 # Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2
-# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/profiles/ChangeLog,v 1.7940 2013/06/15 19:53:19 blueness Exp $
+# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/profiles/ChangeLog,v 1.7941 2013/06/15 20:34:36 pacho Exp $
 #
 # This ChangeLog should include records for all changes in profiles directory.
 # Only typo fixes which don't affect portage/repoman behaviour could be avoided
 # here. If in doubt put a record here!
 
+  15 Jun 2013; Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> package.mask:
+  Mask some packages for removal
+
   15 Jun 2013; Anthony G. Basile <blueness@gentoo.org> desc/linguas.desc:
   Add country specific locales for Afrikaans, Latvian and Thai
 
diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index c50e3c5a3df5..fc85c51f8f5a 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ####################################################################
 
-# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/profiles/package.mask,v 1.14829 2013/06/15 09:33:26 radhermit Exp $
+# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/profiles/package.mask,v 1.14830 2013/06/15 20:34:36 pacho Exp $
 #
 # When you add an entry to the top of this file, add your name, the date, and
 # an explanation of why something is getting masked. Please be extremely
@@ -32,6 +32,85 @@
 
 #--- END OF EXAMPLES ---
 
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Upstream dead for ages, nothing requires it, wrongly
+# generated .la files (#201440). Removal in a month.
+rox-base/rox-clib
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# No downstream maintainer for a long time, please move
+# to sys-kernel/linux-firmware that is actively maintained
+# (#232043). Removal in a month.
+sys-firmware/iwl3945-ucode
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Doesn't start (#298056), upstream dead for ages and
+# not distribution still providing it. Removal in a month.
+rox-extra/downloadmanager
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Fails to build with latest automake (#426524), upstream
+# dead. Removal in a month.
+sys-cluster/mpi-dotnet
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Needs a downstream maintainer, bundles a lot of libs
+# (#432508), it's not clear on what is really depending
+# (#466830). Removal in a month.
+media-tv/livestation
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Upstream unresponsive, building problems (#435684),
+# incompatible with mono-3. Removal in a month.
+dev-lang/boo
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Dead since 2009, doesn't compile with eds >= 3.6
+# (#448898). Removal in a month.
+gnome-extra/contacts
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Not compatible with current kernels as it doesn't
+# support v4l2 (#452956). Removal in a month.
+net-im/qutecom
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Upstream dead and doesn't compile anymore (#455784),
+# removal in a month.
+net-fs/djmount
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Unmaintained and still requiring old gtkhtml (#458952).
+# Removal in a month.
+dev-python/gtkhtml-python
+=gnome-extra/gtkhtml-2.11.1
+app-office/osmo
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Discontinued in 2012 (#470760). Removal in a month.
+app-office/taxbird
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Upstream stalled, improper rendering (#470818),
+# use app-editors/efte instead. Removal in a month.
+app-editors/fte
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Not used for years and dead (#471180). Removal in a month.
+dev-util/monodoc
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Finally banshe didn't use it and, then, it's obsolete and
+# dead (#471190). Removal in a month.
+dev-dotnet/njb-sharp
+
+# Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
+# Dead for ages, use iwl3945 from kernel instead (#472296).
+# Removal in a month.
+net-wireless/ipw3945
+net-wireless/ipw3945-ucode
+net-wireless/ipw3945d
+
 # Tim Harder <radhermit@gentoo.org> (15 Jun 2013)
 # masked for testing
 =sys-fs/s3ql-2*