[MacPorts] #28512: atlas wont compile

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#28512: atlas wont compile
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 Reporter:  macports@…              |       Owner:  jameskyle@…           
     Type:  defect                  |      Status:  new                   
 Priority:  Normal                  |   Milestone:                        
Component:  ports                   |     Version:  1.9.99                
 Keywords:                          |        Port:  atlas                 
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Comment(by vince@…):

 Replying to [comment:55 ryandesign@…]:
 > Replying to [comment:53 vince@…]:
 > > Shall I commit a rev 1 with the small patch added?

 > If you have another update that requires a rebuild, then sure -- with
 the reservation, of course, that this port is not openmaintainer and lists
 someone else as the maintainer -- someone who has not yet weighed in on
 this ticket.
 > Responding to the earlier comment about using a development version at
 all, I agree it has been awhile since a stable release of atlas, and if
 there were problems with the stable release, and this development release
 fixes them, then ok, let's keep it. I was just surprised that the update
 was committed by someone who is not this port's maintainer, and there was
 no ticket or discussion that I could find explaining the decision. If you
 believe James is not maintaining this port satisfactorily, then you should
 discuss with him taking it over, or co-maintaining it with him, or asking
 him to make it openmaintainer, or something. If you cannot reach James,
 the port abandonment procedure can be followed; it is listed in the Guide.
 James had some email difficulties (mail bouncing) a few weeks back; if you
 had trouble contacting him before, maybe try again.

 You're right, I should have followed the proper channels; what I did looks
 like a putsch, so to speak. When I examined the atlas 3.8.3 port, it
 seemed both outdated, and there was a lot of bugs opened for a while, and
 nobody seemed to care about them, except for adding names to the Cc: list.
 So I decided it was a kind of emergency, I short-circuited the diplomatic
 way, acted first, and spoke next ;) Now, I claim no ownership on atlas,
 that was a one shot operation to bring the boat back afloat. If James
 wants to resume regular maintenance, I'd be delighted.

 Finally, I consider the fact that James has not chimed in a bit worrisome
 (I hope it is just because of a temporary overload)…

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/28512#comment:59>
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