Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 21:24:26 -0600 From: Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org> To: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>, Konstantin Chuguev <Konstantin.Chuguev@dante.org.uk> Cc: <freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG>, <i18n@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: iconv port: plea for take-over Message-ID: <B8932D0A.695D%ade@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20020215232829.GA49008@nagual.pp.ru>
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On 02/15/02 17:28, "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru> wrote: > Unless somebody will take its maintainership, we need to switch to GNU > iconv and mark iconv as BROKEN. Currently iconv have several problems > which affects ports badly (like dead loops). GNU iconv libs/headers at > this moment installed with non-default "g" prefix so require more > ports patching efforts to use it. Whilst I am certain that having GNU iconv as the "One True Ports Iconv" on which other stuff depends (and also removing the bazillions of hacks because we install it a *giconv, I count 25 ports that currently depend on the iconv port. If (a) this is sufficient collatoral damage and (b) at least some of them also work with GNU iconv, then I have no problem in initiating the de-orbit burn sequence for the other iconv (and mark as BROKEN="old iconv" the other ports). I would definitely want to see a concerted yes from both ports committers and i18n (to the extent that a Reviewed by: ports, i18n would be acceptable) before flipping the switch. There would also be temporary breakage elsewhere in the tree as the giconv->iconv transition is made. It might be possible for one person to do that as a single mega-commit, though. -aDe To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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