Good discussion folks! But seeing as this is essentially a gripe for an outdated pkg (which of course is not permitted), we can close this now.

Yeah, GitLab commits do not trigger the build automatically, a PM needs to review changes and trigger the build manually anyway. So it doesn't real...

Thanks! I'll remember:) That's way more easier solution than trying to be a PM:D

If your merge request(s) do not get any attention because the Packager is inactive feel free to ping me 😊

you can always contribute via Merge Requests...

Did you already check if the upgrade to the new version is trivial and if its flagged out of date on the website?...

There is a new Reporter role was introduced recently, see archlinux/mkinitcpio/mkinitcpio#266 for details. Maybe it is applicable here too....

New contributors are always welcome, so if you want to help out why not! 😊 As mentioned above the Package Maintainer role is a bit tedious to get s...

Did you read How do I become a Package Maintainer?...

Applying for a PM is a quite complicated task. Did you read How do I become a Package Maintainer?...