Archive superseded/broken old-style packages

[jhpalmieri]

The following packages should be removed or moved to "archive":

• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/beautifulsoup-3.2.1.spkg (#19187)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/biopython-1.61.spkg (#19187)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/brian-1.4.1.p0.spkg (#19187)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/coxeter3-1.1.spkg (#19178)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/cunningham_tables-1.0.spkg (broken, see #15813)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/database_jones_numfield-v4.spkg (#19174)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/database_kohel-20060803.spkg (broken, #21086)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/guppy-0.1.8.spkg (#19187)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/kash3-2008-07-31.p0.spkg (binary)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/lie-2.2.2.p5.spkg (#19176)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/mpi4py-1.2.2.spkg (#19187)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/ore_algebra-0.2.spkg (#19175)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/p_group_cohomology-2.1.4.p1.spkg (broken, #18514)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/pybtex-20120618.spkg (#19187)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/pyx-0.10.spkg (broken, #21076)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/qhull-2010.1.spkg (#21143)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/sip-4.13.2.p0.spkg (#21087)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/TOPCOM-0.17.4.spkg (#15302)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/optional/trac-0.11.5.p0.spkg (#19187)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/experimental/cmake-2.4.8.spkg (#18078)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/experimental/meataxe-2.4.3.spkg (#12103)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/experimental/polymake-2.2.p5.spkg (#20892)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/experimental/pynifti-p0.spkg (#19187)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/experimental/qepcad-1.50.spkg (#10224)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/experimental/sip-4.9.3.spkg (more recent in optional)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/experimental/soya-0.11.2.p0.spkg (broken)
• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/experimental/soya_cvs-2006.05.09.spkg (broken)

Later (depending on non-merged tickets):

• ​http://files.sagemath.org/spkg/experimental/fes-0.1.spkg (#15209)

[jdemeyer]

Do anybody know whether creating Trac tickets is the proper procedure to deal with old spkgs?

[tscrim]

I think this will serve as a good metaticket.

[jdemeyer]

Please don't add non-merged tickets unless the old package was broken anyway.

[kcrisman]

Presumably this should happen after a stable release of the new pip stuff, though?

[jdemeyer]

Replying to kcrisman:

Presumably this should happen after a stable release of the new pip stuff, though?

You're right. Although I don't know if it will happen at all, see 2

[schilly]

Hi, I could move those spkgs any time, but I have no idea about the implications.

[jhpalmieri]

Since the old TOPCOM has been superseded by a new-style topcom, I believe it's safe to archive that one.

[jdemeyer]

Replying to schilly:

Hi, I could move those spkgs any time, but I have no idea about the implications.

Perhaps it should be done after the release of Sage 6.9 stable? That would be a good time.

[jdemeyer]

Sage 6.9 has been released.

[jhpalmieri]

Is there any reason not to move these spkgs now?

[vdelecroix]

Soya does not support Python 2 anymore (see ​http://www.lesfleursdunormal.fr/static/informatique/soya3d/index_en.html). Moreover, it now exists on PyPI: ​https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Soya3/

What is the subtle difference between the packages soya and soya_cvs?

[mkoeppe]

See also #29289 - Remove support for old-style SPKGs, deprecated in Sage 6.9

[mkoeppe]

I think we can close this ticket. These download locations are no longer advertised on our webpage.

[tscrim]

I agree.