Mark old composer packages as abandoned

[UFOMelkor]

Regarding to #198 and #189 user do not get the current version of phpmetrics because the packages halleck45/phpmetrics and halleck45/php-metrics are still at version v1.8.3 (both packages reference to https://github.com/Halleck45/PhpMetrics.git).

Instead of changing the repository of both packages we may consider to abandon the packages.

See composer/composer#3325 for an example how the error message would look.

[pavarnos]

+1 just wasted half an hour trying to upgrade the wrong package...

[Halleck45]

Yes, I'm totally agree. But how ?

• repository Halleck45/PhpMetrics is transfered toPhpMetrics/PhpMetrics.
• transfer is necessary if we want that PHAR installation with old URL continue to work.
• if we want to change the composer.json of Halleck45/PhpMetrics repository, I need to recreate this repository. Transfers from old Phar URL will not be made.

Do you have any idea / suggest ?

[UFOMelkor]

I guess you can use the GUI of packagist. There should be a “Abandon” button available for you at https://packagist.org/packages/halleck45/phpmetrics

[Halleck45]

I've looked in packagist.org, and there is a "Edit" button.

So I've changed the GIT repository of "halleck45/phpmetrics" to the new one.

We can continue to install phpmetrics with both commands:

• composer require halleck45/phpmetrics
• composer require phpmetrics/phpmetrics

So I think that this issue is fixed (not definitively: we must create a "PhpMetricsDeprecated" repository hosting halleck45/phpmetrics and annoucing depreciation of this package).

Meanwhile, I close this issue. Feel free to reopen it if you have any problem

[UFOMelkor]

https://packagist.org/packages/halleck45/phpmetrics/abandon does not work?

[Halleck45]

I was afraid we could not install an abandoned package.

halleck45/phpmetrics is now abandoned. @UFOMelkor @pavarnos Can you make some tests ?

Thanks for your help

[pavarnos]

installing halleck45/phpmetrics actually installs phpmetrics/phpmetrics with the latest version.

stevep$ composer global require halleck45/phpmetrics
Changed current directory to /Users/stevep/.composer
Using version ^1.9 for halleck45/phpmetrics
./composer.json has been updated
Loading composer repositories with package information
Updating dependencies (including require-dev)
  - Removing phpmetrics/phpmetrics (v1.9.1)
  - Installing phpmetrics/phpmetrics (v1.9.2)
    Downloading: 100%         

Writing lock file
Generating autoload files

looks like the right thing is happening.

on packagist.org

• halleck45/phpmetrics is marked as abandoned
• halleck45/php-metrics is still valid (maybe should be abandoned too?)

[Halleck45]

Cool. I've also abandonned halleck45/phpmetrics.

Do you think that I can close this issue ?

[pavarnos]

yes. looking good to me (just checked packagist.org: halleck45/php-metrics is marked as abandoned). thanks for all you have done.

[mablae]

Looks fine. I also stumbled across the abandoned packages. This is how it should be done! Close it! ;-)

[Halleck45]

Cool. I close this issue. Thanks for your help 👍