Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 01:32:57 +0200 (CEST) From: linimon@FreeBSD.org To: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: FreeBSD ports which are currently scheduled for deletion Message-ID: <20060601233257.0ABEC22E21@mail.droso.net>
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As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of problems in the FreeBSD ports system, we periodically schedule removal of ports that have been judged to have outlived their usefulness. Often, this is due to a better alternative having become available and/or the cessation of development on the existing port. In some cases, ports are marked for removal because they fail to build and install correctly from their sources, or otherwise fail in operation. The ports, and the reason and date that they have been scheduled for removal, are listed below. If no one has stepped forward before that time to propose a way to fix the problems, the ports will be deleted. The goal of this posting is to make this process much more visible to the wider FreeBSD community. portname: databases/arcexplorer description: Lightweight java-based GIS data viewer maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org status: IGNORE deprecated because: Download unavailable anymore expiration date: 2006-06-07 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=databases&portname=arcexplorer portname: devel/gnu-libtool description: Generic shared library support script (GNU unmodified) maintainer: ade@FreeBSD.org deprecated because: devel/libtool15 is now stock and should be used instead expiration date: 2006-06-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=gnu-libtool portname: japanese/linux-ttfonts description: Japanese Truetype fonts for use with Linux emulation maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org deprecated because: The linuxolator uses the fonts from the X-server or font-server, so there is no need to install fonts into LINUXBASE expiration date: 2006-06-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=linux-ttfonts portname: multimedia/xmps-opendivx-plugin description: (missing) maintainer: (missing) deprecated because: expiration date: 2006-05-28 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=multimedia&portname=xmps-opendivx-plugin portname: net-im/jabber description: Online presence and instant messaging server maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org deprecated because: fd_set -- bitmap index overflow in multiple applications. expiration date: 2006-07-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-im&portname=jabber portname: net/gnomemeeting description: GNOME H323 Video Conferencing program, similar to NetMeeting maintainer: netchild@FreeBSD.org status: BROKEN deprecated because: Superseeded by net/ekiga expiration date: 2006-06-01 build errors: http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/sparc64-errorlogs/e.6.2006022401/gnomemeeting-1.2.1_1.log (Apr 22 08:37:36 UTC 2006) http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.6.2006022322/gnomemeeting-1.2.1_1.log (May 8 04:38:02 UTC 2006) overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=gnomemeeting portname: net/opengk description: Equivalence's H323 GateKeeper for OpenH323 OhPhone and NetMeeting maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org status: BROKEN deprecated because: Latest version is from 2003-02-03. Use net/gatekeeper instead expiration date: 2006-07-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=opengk portname: net/samba description: A free SMB and CIFS client and server for UNIX maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org status: FORBIDDEN deprecated because: expiration date: 2006-08-20 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=samba portname: news/knzb description: KDE binary newsgroup download tool maintainer: twelch@thepentagon.org deprecated because: This seems to be abandonware. Try news/klibido expiration date: 2006-06-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=news&portname=knzb portname: security/p5-Crypt-OpenPGP description: Pure-Perl OpenPGP-compatible PGP implementation maintainer: erwin@FreeBSD.org deprecated because: Crypt-OpenPGP was abandoned in 2002, use security/gnupg instead expiration date: 2006-07-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=security&portname=p5-Crypt-OpenPGP portname: textproc/sed_inplace description: A modified version of the sed(1) which can do in-place editing of files maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org status: IGNORE deprecated because: This port is not required anymore expiration date: 2006-07-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=textproc&portname=sed_inplace portname: textproc/xml4j description: XML for Java parser maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org deprecated because: it has been replaced by textproc/xerces-j 8 years ago expiration date: 2006-07-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=textproc&portname=xml4j portname: www/linux-flashplugin6 description: The official Macromedia Flash Player for Linux Mozilla and Netscape 6+ maintainer: ports@brandon.dvalentine.com status: FORBIDDEN deprecated because: This port has known security flaws that are not likely to be fixed expiration date: 2006-06-07 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=linux-flashplugin6 portname: x11-fonts/linux-urw-fonts description: Truetype fonts for use with Linux programs maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org deprecated because: The linuxolator uses the fonts from the X-server or font-server, so there is no need to install fonts into LINUXBASE expiration date: 2006-06-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-fonts&portname=linux-urw-fonts portname: x11-wm/aewm++ description: The C++ version of aewm maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org deprecated because: The project is dead, a fork exists: xaewm expiration date: 2006-07-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-wm&portname=aewm%2B%2B portname: x11/linux-gnomelibs description: RPM of gnome-libs maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org status: BROKEN deprecated because: This is a very outdated version of GNOME and it is not used by any port. expiration date: 2006-06-01 build errors: http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.6.2006022322/linux-gnomelibs-1.4.1.2.90.log (May 6 03:25:19 UTC 2006) overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11&portname=linux-gnomelibs
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