Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:32:37 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org> To: Cy Schubert <cy@freebsd.org> Cc: ports-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-ports-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-ports-main@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: 80c73f57ca2e - main - sysutils/freebsd-shar: New port in preparation for shar(1) removal Message-ID: <Z2Oh5c36EJ4xWkXz@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <202412190044.4BJ0iXO7048655@gitrepo.freebsd.org> References: <202412190044.4BJ0iXO7048655@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 12:44:33AM +0000, Cy Schubert wrote: > commit 80c73f57ca2e0cb58b40f33518c3d42ab12c77a8 > > sysutils/freebsd-shar: New port in preparation for shar(1) removal > > shar(1) will be removed from 15-CURRENT. But why? Where could we vote against this? > shar(1) is useful for those who use the tool, for example cut and > paste into termanal windows for which one has access through a > third party gateway, where tools like scp and ftp are ineffectual > due to text terminal access ownly. Exactly! Why do we intend to remove a useful, simple tool? People also use it to submit new ports and it's a lot easier to review the payload in the browser without having to unpack compressed formats. ./danfe
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