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Date:      Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:03:40 +0200
From:      Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>
To:        Pietro Cerutti <gahr@freebsd.org>
Cc:        araujo@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org, Frederic Culot <culot@freebsd.org>, cvs-ports@freebsd.org, Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/games/8kingdoms Makefile ports/misc/airoflash Makefile ports/graphics/autopano-sift Makefile ports/x11/avant-window-navigator-xfce4 Makefile ports/lang/boo Makefile ports/x11/cl-clx-sbcl Makefile ports/palm/coldsync ...
Message-ID:  <20120410170340.GA61339@azathoth.lan>
In-Reply-To: <20120410144741.GC73185@gahrfit.gahr.ch>
References:  <201204092351.q39Npi6F025202@repoman.freebsd.org> <20120410091537.GK98668@gahrfit.gahr.ch> <20120410114537.GL17460@culot.org> <20120410115630.GB2456@lonesome.com> <CAOfEmZgaagMqBq_690E9a4yo=vJ6Lnet-PAOrHi6c8e2xpfrTA@mail.gmail.com> <20120410124449.GB73185@gahrfit.gahr.ch> <CAOfEmZh82tEziiRgDSYkgiBuN-pxV-dOULCxR5K-LDxL029-RA@mail.gmail.com> <20120410144741.GC73185@gahrfit.gahr.ch>

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On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 04:47:41PM +0200, Pietro Cerutti wrote:
> On 2012-Apr-10, 11:20, Marcelo Araujo wrote:
> > 2012/4/10 Pietro Cerutti <gahr@freebsd.org>
> > >
> > >
> > > I might agree on that. But how is a DEPRECATED port better than a BRO=
KEN
> > > one in this regard?
> > >
> > >
> > In my point of view, no make sense have a bunch of ports that actually
> > doesn't works or because there is a fetch problem or even it is set as
> > BROKEN. Who never was upset when need and find a port but it is BROKEN =
for
> > some reason, In my view, have a port BROKEN or haven't it, is the same.=
 Of
> > course, I mean when a port is BROKEN for all plataforms as well as for =
all
> > FreeBSD version.
>=20
> I agree on that.
>=20
> >=20
> > I believe set it as DEPRECATED is a good way to make the maintainer take
> > attention to fix it soon as possible, due he has put effort to insert t=
his
> > software on the ports tree in the past.
>=20
> What about submitting a PR, as we usually do for anything else? If it's
> ok to wait 15 days (maintainer timeout) to commit an update to a port
> that brings in important features, it is even more so to wait to
> deprecate one.
>=20

That is a good option, next time I'll do that for maintained ports that are=
 mark
as BROKEN.

I didn't intend to be disrespectful on other's work, I'm sorry if that is t=
he
fealing some could get, next time, I'll be more careful about this and send=
 the
deprecation stuff as PR.

regards,
Bapt

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