Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:19:12 -0600 From: Kyle Evans <kevans@freebsd.org> To: "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Deprecate/remove fmtree(8)? Message-ID: <CACNAnaEJnUqdnsL2QFkqh=ym0kjhFvSqJPk8zKUVo7NcECU3Ow@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CACNAnaFAeB2Y98-bxYv2oDW_x8WSiqgRAn-gXOOatFNL86owcw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CACNAnaFAeB2Y98-bxYv2oDW_x8WSiqgRAn-gXOOatFNL86owcw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 3:37 PM Kyle Evans <kevans@freebsd.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > I was reviewing build options, and noticed that we're still building > and installing fmtree by default. > > Brooks imported nmtree about 8 years ago, made it the default about 7 > years ago. Since then, fmtree has seen approximately ~0 work besides > build fixes from tangentially related work or fixes for bugs that > nmtree inherited from fmtree. > > Is anyone actually using this? This feels like a pretty clear case of > maintenance burden at a glance... > The only feedback I've received from this is Baptiste's "Yes!", so I've staged a review here for a deprecation notice and turning off the option by default: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D28573 Thanks, Kyle Evans
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