From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 12 09:26:02 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 367EF10656BD for ; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:26:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from craig001@lerwick.hopto.org) Received: from lerwick.hopto.org (81-178-20-70.dsl.pipex.com [81.178.20.70]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E9A38FC14 for ; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:26:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from craig001@lerwick.hopto.org) Received: (qmail 45474 invoked by uid 98); 12 Apr 2009 10:01:33 +0100 Received: from 192.168.0.2 by polaris.lerwick.hopto.org (envelope-from , uid 82) with qmail-scanner-2.01 (clamdscan: 0.88.4/1789. hbedv: 7.1.1.11/6.35.1.178. f-prot: 4.6.6/3.16.14. spamassassin: 3.1.4. Clear:RC:1(192.168.0.2):. Processed in 3.854976 secs); 12 Apr 2009 09:01:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.0.2?) (192.168.0.2) by lerwick.hopto.org with SMTP; 12 Apr 2009 10:01:29 +0100 From: Craig Butler To: utisoft@gmail.com In-Reply-To: References: <20090412024212.1FC2A1CD0B@mail.droso.net> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:59:09 +0100 Message-Id: <1239526749.45792.4.camel@main.lerwick.hopto.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.24.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: portmgr-feedback@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: FreeBSD ports which are currently scheduled for deletion X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:26:02 -0000 On Sun, 2009-04-12 at 09:41 +0100, Chris Rees wrote: > 2009/4/12 : > > As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of problems in > > the FreeBSD ports system, we periodically schedule removal of ports > > that have been judged to have outlived their usefulness. Often, > > this is due to a better alternative having become available and/or > > the cessation of development on the existing port. In some cases, > > ports are marked for removal because they fail to build and install > > correctly from their sources, or otherwise fail in operation. > > > > The ports, and the reason and date that they have been scheduled > > for removal, are listed below. If no one has stepped forward before > > that time to propose a way to fix the problems (such as via a PR), > > the ports will be deleted. > > > > > > > > portname: audio/rosegarden > > description: The Rosegarden Editor and Sequencer suite > > maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org > > deprecated because: tcl82 support is going to be dropped > > expiration date: 2009-04-22 > > build errors: none. > > overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=rosegarden > > > > Woah! How do I save this? I'm thinking we could replace this with the > new version (ironically called 1.7.3 rather than 2.1). > > What needs doing? Update the port following the port handbook, submit pr with your changes, including change of maintainer over to you if you want it... http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/contributing-ports/article.html also has a link to the port maintainers handbook. If you need a hand just shout. Cheers Craig B > > Chris >