[OE-core] [PATCH 08/11] lrzsz: remove the recipe

[Ross Burton]

On 21/11/2019 13:59, Phil Blundell wrote:
> Now, I am happy to accept that building it inside oe-core is somewhat
> more difficult, and regenerating the autotools bits using modern tools
> does look like it will require some patching, but I don't think we should
> exaggerate the extent to which "old code" equals "problematic code".

Yes, the pain is entirely in the autoreconf step.  It's not a huge job, 
and it's probably easier to just delete it all and start again from 
scratch...

> I also have at least a passing fondness for lrzsz and if a small amount
> of maintenance now will suffice to keep it working for another 21 years
> then I think I would consider that a good outcome.  I will have a quick
> look at the code and see if I can fix whatever is apparently problematic
> about it.

Please do!

Debian has a pile of patches too: 
https://sources.debian.org/patches/lrzsz/0.12.21-10/

All hail the new maintainer of lrzsz.  :)

Ross