From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 10 17:03:45 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78FC91065673; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:03:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bapt@freebsd.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 395558FC16; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:03:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q3AH3jNW068443; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:03:45 GMT (envelope-from bapt@freebsd.org) Received: (from bapt@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q3AH3iTO068441; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:03:44 GMT (envelope-from bapt@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: bapt set sender to bapt@freebsd.org using -f Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:03:40 +0200 From: Baptiste Daroussin To: Pietro Cerutti Message-ID: <20120410170340.GA61339@azathoth.lan> References: <201204092351.q39Npi6F025202@repoman.freebsd.org> <20120410091537.GK98668@gahrfit.gahr.ch> <20120410114537.GL17460@culot.org> <20120410115630.GB2456@lonesome.com> <20120410124449.GB73185@gahrfit.gahr.ch> <20120410144741.GC73185@gahrfit.gahr.ch> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="UugvWAfsgieZRqgk" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120410144741.GC73185@gahrfit.gahr.ch> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: araujo@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org, Frederic Culot , cvs-ports@freebsd.org, Mark Linimon 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 ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:03:45 -0000 --UugvWAfsgieZRqgk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 > > > > > > > > > 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 --UugvWAfsgieZRqgk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk+EZ+wACgkQ8kTtMUmk6ExJagCeM8Tb+qJDtd6RC1l7BxyDMT1a 6BgAoLpWTZNc5M8YwUdkSuZ1RWVLxvHp =/dga -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --UugvWAfsgieZRqgk--