Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:49:43 +0000 From: Martin Wilke <miwi@FreeBSD.org> To: Dmitry Marakasov <amdmi3@amdmi3.ru> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>, Stanislav Sedov <stas@deglitch.com> Subject: Re: Recent ports removal Message-ID: <4EBCC587.10701@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20111110110637.GA3514@hades.panopticon> References: <20111109124325.17efc0d1.stas@deglitch.com> <20111109222435.GD92221@azathoth.lan> <20111110110637.GA3514@hades.panopticon>
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On 11/10/2011 11:06, Dmitry Marakasov wrote:
> * Baptiste Daroussin (bapt@FreeBSD.org) wrote:
>
>>> I noticed the following in the commit log:
>>> %
>>> % Modified files:
>>> % . MOVED
>>> % devel Makefile
>>> % graphics Makefile
>>> % Removed files:
>>> % devel/soup Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist
>>> % devel/soup/files patch-Makefile.in patch-configure
>>> % patch-docs::reference::Makefile.in
>>> % patch-soup-0.7.11-gcc41
>>> % patch-src_libsoup_soup-message.c
>>> % patch-src_libwsdl_wsdl-soap-memory.c
>>> % patch-src_libwsdl_wsdl-soap-parse.c
>>> % patch-src_libwsdl_wsdl-typecodes.c
>>> % graphics/clutter-qt Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist
>>> % graphics/librsvg Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist
>>> % graphics/librsvg/files patch-Makefile.in patch-configure
>>> % patch-librsvg-config.in patch-rsvg-ft.c
>>> % patch-test-ft-gtk.c patch-test-ft.c
>>> % graphics/p5-clutter Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist
>>> % Log:
>>> % 2011-11-06 devel/soup: Unmaintain, use devel/libsoup
>>> % 2011-11-06 graphics/clutter-qt: upstream distfile and doesn't build, and %doesn't seem to be developed anymore
>>> % 2011-11-06 graphics/p5-clutter: upstream distfile disappeard, and doesn't seem to be developed anymore
>>> % 2011-11-06 graphics/librsvg: unmaintained and not used anymore
>>>
>>> I just cannot get the commit message. librsvg -- not used by whom? Personally,
>>> I used it in one of my older projects (~ 10 years old) which I don't plan
>>> to rework to use rsvg2/gtk2 because it doesn't make sense for it. So how
>>> do I use my project now on FreeBSD?
>>>
>>> It's also a lie that it's not maintained, it's maintained by ports@ mailing
>>> list and the community. So please, restore it.
>>>
>>> The same also probably goes for other ports, but I don't have enough details
>>> to comment.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>> They have been deprecated for a while and noone said anything about those, that
>> is the purpose of the DEPRECATED status. The "not used anymore" mean not used in
> Why should we go through it again and again? If it's not broken, it's
> useable, you may not remove it, period.
>
>> the portstree (ie no more depended on).
> Most of the portstree is leaf ports, now what?
>
>> If someone really needs it, he can:
> What we need is to not have to do extra work and to not have extra noise
> on the maillist because someone does unneeded things. I really don't
> want to call that vandalism.
>
You can't only put in u have also to put out.
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With best Regards,
Martin Wilke (miwi_(at)_FreeBSD.org)
Mess with the Best, Die like the Rest
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