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Date:      Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:06:56 -0400
From:      "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org>
To:        "Emmanuel Vadot" <manu@FreeBSD.org>, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-ports-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-ports-main@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: git: 30600771da22 - main - graphics/intel-backlight:  Deprecate the port
Message-ID:  <d6a9c730-b6b3-46ed-8991-f8c85df6d015@app.fastmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <202404160827.43G8ROsi032879@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
References:  <202404160827.43G8ROsi032879@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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On Tue, Apr 16, 2024, at 4:27 AM, Emmanuel Vadot wrote:
> The branch main has been updated by manu:
>
> URL: 
> https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=30600771da22d5e594af140d748c7f70f4ebbaa8
>
> commit 30600771da22d5e594af140d748c7f70f4ebbaa8
> Author:     Emmanuel Vadot <manu@FreeBSD.org>
> AuthorDate: 2024-04-16 08:26:18 +0000
> Commit:     Emmanuel Vadot <manu@FreeBSD.org>
> CommitDate: 2024-04-16 08:26:46 +0000
>
>     graphics/intel-backlight: Deprecate the port
>    
>     Now that FreeBSD 12.X is EoLed every FreeBSD version have the 
> backlight
>     subsystem. backlight(8) works with any Intel or AMD hardware as 
> long as drm-kmod
>     is loaded.
>    
>     Differential Review:    https://reviews.freebsd.org/D44194
>     Approved by:            maintainer timeout (1 month)
>     Sponsored by:           Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG
> ---
>  graphics/intel-backlight/Makefile | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/graphics/intel-backlight/Makefile 
> b/graphics/intel-backlight/Makefile
> index 4179e06f5fd4..eb8645d4ffc6 100644
> --- a/graphics/intel-backlight/Makefile
> +++ b/graphics/intel-backlight/Makefile
> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
>  PORTNAME=		intel-backlight
>  DISTVERSION=		20200418

FYI, expiration date must be in a specific format: YYYY-MM-DD

re https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/porting-dads/#dads-deprecated

This also affects the branch.

FYI, I know only because the FreshPorts sanity test failure notice came to me.

Opting in at FreshPorts will allow it to send you the notice. FreshPorts can also notify you of any changes to your ports carried out by other committers.

re: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/keeping-up/#freshports


> -PORTREVISION=		2
> +PORTREVISION=		3
>  CATEGORIES=		graphics
> 
>  MAINTAINER=		jmd@FreeBSD.org
> @@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/FreeBSDDesktop/intel_backlight_fbsd
>  LICENSE=		MIT
>  LICENSE_FILE=		${WRKSRC}/COPYING
> 
> +DEPRECATED=		Use backlight(8)
> +EXPIRATION_DATE=	20240701
> +
>  ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=		amd64 i386
>  ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	this hardware is only found on Intel x86 systems

-- 
  Dan Langille
  dan@langille.org



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