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Date:      Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:29:43 +0100
From:      Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org>
To:        Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Matthias Andree <mandree@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/mail/procmail Makefile
Message-ID:  <CADLo838VNcjKLTTW2-420fs9cnP865WRXinqBTtP4sgu2Mttrg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 30 August 2011 17:39, Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 05:57:10PM +0200, Matthias Andree wrote:
>> How about if we added a new tag "OBSOLESCENT" or so that permits
>> building the software only if it's already installed but refuses new
>> installations?
>
> Right now if you set DEPRECATED you'll get a warning. =A0Shouldn't
> that be sufficient without introducing a new mechanism that enforces
> a policy?

+1

I agree-- isn't that what DEPRECATED is for??

Chris



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