Who contributed to Arch Linux on August 5, 2026?

4 developers shipped this update, including DeepChirp, Balló György, Jan Steffens, and Rafael Epplée.

What were the notable Arch Linux updates?

update v2ray-geoip to 202608050239-1 in extra-testing-any, update v2ray-domain-list-community to 20260804102240-1 in extra-testing-any, and update gexiv2 to 0.16.2-2 in extra-x86_64.

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ARCH MAINTAINERS PUSH V2RAY AND GEXIV2 UPDATES TO TESTING

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:57 UTC on August 5, 2026 · About Arch Linux

4 people shipped this

DeepChirp @DeepChirp 2 cited

Jan Steffens @heftig 2 cited

Rafael Epplée @raffomania 1 cited

Balló György @City-busz

Geolocation and domain filtering tools move to extra-testing while metadata library sees stability bump across x86_64.

The testing pipeline absorbed dual v2ray updates overnight: v2ray-geoip [1] and v2ray-domain-list-community [2] both landed in extra-testing-any, the standard path for network filtering tools awaiting wider validation. On the stable side, gexiv2 0.16.2-2 [3] and libgexiv2 0.14.7-1 [4] shipped to extra-x86_64, addressing a paired upgrade for the EXIF metadata stack that maintains ABI consistency. Pika-backup advanced to 0.8.4-1 , a minor bump for the backup utility. In parallel, buildbtw maintainers merged documentation improvements [5] that clarify graph calculation behavior and dependency resolution, adding user-visible help text and docblock notes on which dependency types are skipped during calculation [6]. Across both desks, 52 commits drove these maintenance cycles forward.

Action items

→ Test v2ray updates from extra-testing-any before pulling to stable archlinux/state [monitor]
→ Pull gexiv2 and libgexiv2 0.16.2-2 and 0.14.7-1 to production if using EXIF tooling archlinux/state [plan]
→ Review buildbtw documentation updates for graph calculation behavior archlinux/buildbtw [monitor]

References

[1] update v2ray-geoip to 202608050239-1 in extra-testing-any archlinux/state
[2] update v2ray-domain-list-community to 20260804102240-1 in extra-testing-any archlinux/state
[3] update gexiv2 to 0.16.2-2 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
[4] update libgexiv2 to 0.14.7-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
[5] Improve graph calculation docs archlinux/buildbtw
[6] Merge branch 'improve-graph-calculation-docs' into 'main' archlinux/buildbtw

Quick answers

What shipped in Arch Linux on August 5, 2026?: Geolocation and domain filtering tools move to extra-testing while metadata library sees stability bump across x86_64. In total, 52 commits landed.
Who contributed to Arch Linux on August 5, 2026?: 4 developers shipped this update, including DeepChirp, Balló György, Jan Steffens, and Rafael Epplée.
What were the notable Arch Linux updates?: update v2ray-geoip to 202608050239-1 in extra-testing-any, update v2ray-domain-list-community to 20260804102240-1 in extra-testing-any, and update gexiv2 to 0.16.2-2 in extra-x86_64.

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