From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 7 18:46:46 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02D8C106566C; Fri, 7 Aug 2009 18:46:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cracauer@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E71CE8FC1D; Fri, 7 Aug 2009 18:46:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (cracauer@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n77IkjLm080139; Fri, 7 Aug 2009 18:46:45 GMT (envelope-from cracauer@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from cracauer@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n77IkjVL080135; Fri, 7 Aug 2009 14:46:45 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from cracauer) Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 14:46:45 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200908071846.n77IkjVL080135@freefall.freebsd.org> To: walter@pelissero.de, cracauer@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: cracauer@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: ports/131526: lang/cmucl: CMUCL for FreeBSD 7 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:46:46 -0000 Synopsis: lang/cmucl: CMUCL for FreeBSD 7 State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: cracauer State-Changed-When: Fri Aug 7 14:41:46 EDT 2009 State-Changed-Why: We have discussed this on the CMUCL mailing list. The situation is that since CMUCL is useless without providing binaries in the first place, and those binaries have to be provided on cons.org, that we don't want a highly developed FreeBSD port that needs separate maintenance. Some people were in favor of actively deleting the FreeBSD port, which I don't agree to. But the consensus is that providing a common binary that runs on all FreeBSD versions is the right thing to do. Everybody who wants more from CMUCL will have to dig deeper and visit cons.org anyway. But the common binary provided by the port will be enough for pretty much all Common Lisp tasks, in particular for third party software requiring CMUCL, or homework assignments asked to be completed using CMUCL. In summary: we decided to leave a simple port that installs one binary that runs on all FreeBSD versions, and not complicate the port. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=131526