Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:33:16 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: perryh@pluto.rain.com Cc: ports@freebsd.org, portmgr-feedback@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD ports which are currently scheduled for deletion Message-ID: <4F31ECFC.4030007@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4f324a97.Hab0ctxtpiOZet2I%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <201202070829.q178TNZw081740@portsmonj.FreeBSD.org> <4f324a97.Hab0ctxtpiOZet2I%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
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On 02/08/2012 02:12, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > linimon@freebsd.org wrote: > >> portname: graphics/vrml2pov >> description: Convert VRML files to POVRay source >> maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org >> status: BROKEN >> deprecated because: unfetchable > > This seems to be a ports-infrastructure problem, rather than a > problem in the vrml2pov port. No, it's a "No one cares enough about this port to step forward and maintain it" problem. > "make fetch-recursive" reports > > fetch: http://www.chemicalgraphics.com/paul/vrml2pov/dist/v0.7/vrml2pov-src.zip: Moved Temporarily > > and gives up after the attempt from ftp.FreeBSD.org also fails. > However, Firefox successfully downloads the distfile from the > chemicalgraphics.com URL. The infrastructure needs to handle > redirections. That's arguable, but once again it's an issue that no one has stepped up to fix. FWIW, I find this firefox plugin: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/live-http-headers really useful to track down where the real URLs are .... especially for SF sites. Doug -- It's always a long day; 86400 doesn't fit into a short. Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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