uefi-firmware-parser: init at 1.12

[KSJ2000]

Things done

• Built on platform(s)
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
  • sandbox = relaxed
  • sandbox = true
• Tested, as applicable:
  • NixOS test(s) (look inside nixos/tests)
  • and/or package tests
  • or, for functions and "core" functionality, tests in lib/tests or pkgs/test
  • made sure NixOS tests are linked to the relevant packages
• Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
• Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
• 24.11 Release Notes (or backporting 23.11 and 24.05 Release notes)
  • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
  • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
  • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
• Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

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[KSJ2000]

I don't understand.
This package is in 24.05 from #62100, but then it was removed from unstable with the following message in pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix:

uefi-firmware-parser = throw "The uefi-firmware-parser package was dropped since it was unmaintained."; # Added 2024-06-21

which makes it to fail the nixpkgs-vet, for the unmaintained reason which is not correct:
https://github.com/theopolis/uefi-firmware-parser/commits/master/

[markuskowa]

This was dropped here #321436, when samueldr left nixpkgs.
You have to remove the respective entry from pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix.