Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:58:41 +0100 From: Daniel Engberg <daniel.engberg.lists@pyret.net> To: Moin Rahman <bofh@freebsd.org> Cc: Rick Summerhill <rrsum@summerhill.org>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hypermail Message-ID: <004b6441c4d6a8616ad3820f2c3eeaa1@mail.infomaniak.com> In-Reply-To: <ED4581D8-7166-4BA3-883A-17BD29F2FEDE@freebsd.org> References: <85403440-a058-4f65-bf7b-d6dd08bd28c1@summerhill.org> <ED4581D8-7166-4BA3-883A-17BD29F2FEDE@freebsd.org>
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--_=_swift_1733338721_4efededdcaf4a7a5c52d2c1d9ce7badf_=_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2024-12-03T17:38:16.000+01:00, Moin Rahman <bofh@freebsd.org> wrote:= >>=C2=A0=C2=A0On=C2=A0Dec=C2=A02,=C2=A02024,=C2=A0at=C2=A019:12,= =C2=A0Rick=C2=A0Summerhill=C2=A0<rrsum@summerhill.org> >>=C2=A0=C2=A0wrot= e: >>=C2=A0=C2=A0 >>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0I=C2=A0use=C2=A0hypermail=C2= =A0to=C2=A0display=C2=A0my=C2=A0mlmmj=C2=A0archives=C2=A0to=C2=A0the=C2= =A0web.=C2=A0It >>=C2=A0=C2=A0depends=C2=A0on=C2=A0pcre,=C2=A0which=C2= =A0reports=C2=A0eol: >>=C2=A0=C2=A0 >>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Checking=C2= =A0for=C2=A0packages=C2=A0with=C2=A0security=C2=A0vulnerabilities: >>= =C2=A0=C2=A0 >>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0pcre-8.45_4:=C2=A0Tag:=C2=A0deprecated= =C2=A0Value:=C2=A0EOLed=C2=A0by=C2=A0upstream,=C2=A0use >>=C2=A0=C2=A0dev= el/pcre2=C2=A0instead >>=C2=A0=C2=A0 >>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Is=C2=A0the= =C2=A0intension=C2=A0to=C2=A0update=C2=A0hypermail=C2=A0to=C2=A0pcre2=C2= =A0aand=C2=A0if=C2=A0so,=C2=A0is >>=C2=A0=C2=A0there=C2=A0a=C2=A0timefram= e? >>=C2=A0=C2=A0 >>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0-- >>=C2=A0=C2=A0 >>=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0Rick >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0Hi, >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0Once=C2=A0upon= =C2=A0a=C2=A0time=C2=A0portmgr@=C2=A0decided=C2=A0to=C2=A0gradually=C2= =A0move=C2=A0on=C2=A0to=C2=A0pcre2=C2=A0as >=C2=A0pcre1 >=C2=A0 >= =C2=A0has=C2=A0been=C2=A0deprecated.=C2=A0At=C2=A0that=C2=A0time=C2=A0there= =C2=A0were=C2=A0some=C2=A0discussions=C2=A0about >=C2=A0the >=C2=A0 >= =C2=A0removal=C2=A0date=C2=A0but=C2=A0so=C2=A0far=C2=A0it=C2=A0was=C2=A0fou= nd=C2=A0that=C2=A0with=C2=A0pcre2=C2=A0is=C2=A0slower >=C2=A0compared >= =C2=A0 >=C2=A0to=C2=A0pcre=C2=A0and=C2=A0hence=C2=A0it=C2=A0will=C2=A0tak= e=C2=A0a=C2=A0longer=C2=A0time=C2=A0than=C2=A0expected=C2=A0to=C2=A0move = >=C2=A0on=C2=A0to >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0pcre2.=C2=A0Hence=C2=A0it=C2=A0was= =C2=A0decided=C2=A0to=C2=A0mark=C2=A0pcre=C2=A0as=C2=A0deprecated=C2=A0but= =C2=A0without >=C2=A0any >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0expiration=C2=A0date.=C2= =A0Which=C2=A0means=C2=A0that=C2=A0porters=C2=A0will=C2=A0look=C2=A0into= =C2=A0possibility >=C2=A0if >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0their=C2=A0ports=C2=A0supp= ort=C2=A0pcre2=C2=A0by=C2=A0upstream=C2=A0without=C2=A0any=C2=A0performance= =C2=A0loss >=C2=A0and >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0if=C2=A0so=C2=A0they=C2=A0should= =C2=A0utilize=C2=A0pcre2=C2=A0instead=C2=A0of=C2=A0pcre1. >=C2=A0 >= =C2=A0So=C2=A0far=C2=A0my=C2=A0experience=C2=A0despite=C2=A0being=C2=A0depr= ecated=C2=A0it=C2=A0is=C2=A0a=C2=A0long=C2=A0time=C2=A0till >=C2=A0it >= =C2=A0 >=C2=A0will=C2=A0come=C2=A0to=C2=A0end=C2=A0to=C2=A0be=C2=A0remove= d=C2=A0from=C2=A0the=C2=A0tree.=C2=A0To=C2=A0conclude=C2=A0to=C2=A0answer= >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0your=C2=A0question=C2=A0check=C2=A0upstream=C2=A0if= =C2=A0they=C2=A0support=C2=A0it=C2=A0otherwise=C2=A0the=C2=A0ports >= =C2=A0are >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0safe. >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0Kind=C2=A0regards, = >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0Moin Hi, Ongoing project in several distros but = some "desirable" projects have yet to migrate. See links below for e= xample: https://archlinux.org/todo/move-to-pcre2/ https://fedorap= roject.org/wiki/Changes/PcreDeprecation Best regards, Daniel --_=_swift_1733338721_4efededdcaf4a7a5c52d2c1d9ce7badf_=_ Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, = sans-serif; font-size: 14px">On 2024-12-03T17:38:16.000+01:00, Moin Rahman = <bofh@freebsd.org> wrote:<br></div><div ><div><br></div></div><div st= yle=3D"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-si= ze: 14px"><br></div><div class=3D"ik_mail_quote answerContentMessage"><bloc= kquote class=3D"ws-ng-quote"><pre style=3D"white-space: normal;"><blockquot= e class=3D"ws-ng-quote"><div> On Dec 2, 2024, at 19:12, Rick Summerhill &l= t;<a href=3D"mailto:rrsum@summerhill.org" class=3D"defaultMailLink">rrsum@s= ummerhill.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div> <br></div><div> I use hypermail= to display my mlmmj archives to the web. It depends on pcre, which report= s eol:<br></div><div> <br></div><div> Checking for packages with security v= ulnerabilities:<br></div><div> pcre-8.45_4: Tag: deprecated Value: EOLed by= upstream, use devel/pcre2 instead<br></div><div> <br></div><div> Is the in= tension to update hypermail to pcre2 aand if so, is there a timeframe?<br>= </div><div> <br></div><div> --<br></div><div> Rick<br></div><div> <br></div= ></blockquote><div> <br></div><div>Hi,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Once up= on a time portmgr@ decided to gradually move on to pcre2 as pcre1<br></div>= <div>has been deprecated. At that time there were some discussions about th= e<br></div><div>removal date but so far it was found that with pcre2 is slo= wer compared<br></div><div>to pcre and hence it will take a longer time tha= n expected to move on to<br></div><div>pcre2. Hence it was decided to mark = pcre as deprecated but without any<br></div><div>expiration date. Which mea= ns that porters will look into possibility if<br></div><div>their ports sup= port pcre2 by upstream without any performance loss and<br></div><div>if so= they should utilize pcre2 instead of pcre1.<br></div><div><br></div><div>S= o far my experience despite being deprecated it is a long time till it<br><= /div><div>will come to end to be removed from the tree. To conclude to answ= er<br></div><div>your question check upstream if they support it otherwise = the ports are<br></div><div>safe.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards= ,<br></div><div>Moin<br></div></pre></blockquote></div><div style=3D"font-f= amily: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px">Hi,= <br></div><div style=3D"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sa= ns-serif; font-size: 14px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: 'Helvetica = Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px">Ongoing project in se= veral distros but some "desirable" projects have yet to migrate.<br></div><= div style=3D"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; f= ont-size: 14px">See links below for example:<br></div><div style=3D"font-fa= mily: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><br>= </div><div style=3D"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-s= erif; font-size: 14px"><a href=3D"https://archlinux.org/todo/move-to-pcre2/= " target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" data-ik=3D"ik-secure">https= ://archlinux.org/todo/move-to-pcre2/</a><br></div><div style=3D"font-family= : 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><a href= =3D"https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/PcreDeprecation" target=3D"_blan= k" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" data-ik=3D"ik-secure">https://fedoraproject.= org/wiki/Changes/PcreDeprecation</a><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: 'H= elvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><br></div><d= iv style=3D"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; fo= nt-size: 14px">Best regards,<br></div><div style=3D"font-family: 'Helvetica= Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px">Daniel<br></div></bo= dy></html> --_=_swift_1733338721_4efededdcaf4a7a5c52d2c1d9ce7badf_=_--
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