[Guix packaging] WebRaid #585

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opened 2026-08-24 17:35:18 +00:00 by htayj · 1 comment

htayj commented

2026-08-24 17:35:18 +00:00

(Migrated from github.com)

Candidate

Project: WebRaid
Candidate upstream/homepage: http://webraid.freehosting.net/index.html
Discovery evidence: IRLDb
Reported license: GPL
License status: reported free license; verify exact terms and asset coverage against the pinned upstream source
Catalog note: IRLDb status: stable.

Scope

Package the independently playable roguelike from source. The canonical repository, latest stable release, source hash, complete dependency closure, and relationship to parent games or sibling forks must be established before implementation. Do not substitute an opaque prebuilt binary.

Research checklist

Identify the canonical maintained source repository and immutable release/commit.
Verify the exact FOSS license for code and every installed font, tile, sound, map, documentation, and bundled dependency.
Check GNU Guix and the channel audit set for an equivalent same-upstream package.
Determine the offline build system and source closure, including submodules or language registries.
Identify updater, telemetry, runtime download, mutable-state, and network behavior that needs Guix integration.

Acceptance checks

guix lint -L . <package> has no package-specific findings.
guix build -L . --no-grafts <package> succeeds without network access or opaque binaries.
Upstream tests run where available, and guix build -L . --no-grafts --check <package> verifies reproducibility.
A fresh HOME/XDG smoke test starts a real local game, exercises meaningful gameplay or save/load behavior, and proves no store writes.
Installed license and third-party notices cover the shipped closure and assets.

Imported from GitHub issue/PR. Originally posted by htayj on 2026-08-24T17:35:18Z.

## Candidate - Project: WebRaid - Candidate upstream/homepage: http://webraid.freehosting.net/index.html - Discovery evidence: [IRLDb](https://forums.roguetemple.com/irldb/index.php?i=47e013c) - Reported license: GPL - License status: reported free license; verify exact terms and asset coverage against the pinned upstream source - Catalog note: IRLDb status: stable. ## Scope Package the independently playable roguelike from source. The canonical repository, latest stable release, source hash, complete dependency closure, and relationship to parent games or sibling forks must be established before implementation. Do not substitute an opaque prebuilt binary. ## Research checklist - Identify the canonical maintained source repository and immutable release/commit. - Verify the exact FOSS license for code and every installed font, tile, sound, map, documentation, and bundled dependency. - Check GNU Guix and the channel audit set for an equivalent same-upstream package. - Determine the offline build system and source closure, including submodules or language registries. - Identify updater, telemetry, runtime download, mutable-state, and network behavior that needs Guix integration. ## Acceptance checks - `guix lint -L . <package>` has no package-specific findings. - `guix build -L . --no-grafts <package>` succeeds without network access or opaque binaries. - Upstream tests run where available, and `guix build -L . --no-grafts --check <package>` verifies reproducibility. - A fresh HOME/XDG smoke test starts a real local game, exercises meaningful gameplay or save/load behavior, and proves no store writes. - Installed license and third-party notices cover the shipped closure and assets. --- Imported from [GitHub issue/PR](https://github.com/htayj/guix-channel/issues/585). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-08-24T17:35:18Z.

tay commented

2026-09-20 22:30:47 +00:00

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Goocastle recorded disposition: blocked.

Blocked by the absence of a canonical maintained source repository and immutable source origin. The cited original homepage http://webraid.freehosting.net/index.html does not resolve in this environment; its Wayback capture at http://web.archive.org/web/20230101000000id_/http://webraid.freehosting.net/index.html confirms Web Raid, states that it is GPL, and says to download webraid.zip from the download page. That download page (Wayback capture 20200101000000) exposes only an obsolete Box.net Flash widget, not a fixed release URL or hash. Direct probes of concurrent archived webraid.zip and other common source archive names returned 404; focused GitHub repository searches and Internet Archive catalog searches found no authoritative mirror. Therefore there is no source/build metadata, version/revision, SHA256, complete asset or bundled-dependency license evidence, or viable deterministic offline/noninteractive runtime contract. Unblocking requires an authoritative preserved immutable webraid release archive or maintained source repository with its fixed version/revision and hash, explicit GPL-compatible license text covering code and all redistributed assets/dependencies, an offline source-build method, and a safe meaningful smoke invocation; otherwise this cannot become a safe package-delivery ticket.

Goocastle recorded disposition: blocked. Blocked by the absence of a canonical maintained source repository and immutable source origin. The cited original homepage http://webraid.freehosting.net/index.html does not resolve in this environment; its Wayback capture at http://web.archive.org/web/20230101000000id_/http://webraid.freehosting.net/index.html confirms Web Raid, states that it is GPL, and says to download webraid.zip from the download page. That download page (Wayback capture 20200101000000) exposes only an obsolete Box.net Flash widget, not a fixed release URL or hash. Direct probes of concurrent archived webraid.zip and other common source archive names returned 404; focused GitHub repository searches and Internet Archive catalog searches found no authoritative mirror. Therefore there is no source/build metadata, version/revision, SHA256, complete asset or bundled-dependency license evidence, or viable deterministic offline/noninteractive runtime contract. Unblocking requires an authoritative preserved immutable webraid release archive or maintained source repository with its fixed version/revision and hash, explicit GPL-compatible license text covering code and all redistributed assets/dependencies, an offline source-build method, and a safe meaningful smoke invocation; otherwise this cannot become a safe package-delivery ticket.

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2026-09-20 22:30:48 +00:00