From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 7 07:18:48 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1612235 for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2013 07:18:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-src@helfman.org) Received: from mail-ea0-f177.google.com (mail-ea0-f177.google.com [209.85.215.177]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17F24655 for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2013 07:18:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ea0-f177.google.com with SMTP id n13so946805eaa.22 for ; Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:18:47 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :x-gm-message-state; bh=ZTtaDPV40qMaYI5auiBvsarbf5gm3JgFZs6l2GF+QQ4=; b=oSgx7EfNc8CXQZb2/EUFb1b/1GNEDGaGHi+C235u/puJjIcN4yJMDEbCa1r/T2+LP4 lL0McCPQBM887ZJu3Hkxiq1JYJLBzpoLwLqCIa4GAh2iK84eQgvjDKzLJt4SVSO6Ib1O Ow3QXTdpCaJLv+1ZPhog2sO7qQ4SAJPKFA8yGLQx1+AllKMBJR1oIVDmyez+NE/6VSfN J6iYaGD2WYK0TqesnkZmKy1ndDZScdxNAFF5MXw+lpYaqPz/ul5SlycxySAsM+KWdOab GtFRC9iOg5UGHW6UpP0b2PiDW+vOSbuoous+o1hfqdag9jVAhPD4ToO7dhX+bS4pTLu8 cFjA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.14.174.73 with SMTP id w49mr1220180eel.17.1360221031172; Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:10:31 -0800 (PST) Sender: bsd-src@helfman.org Received: by 10.223.61.138 with HTTP; Wed, 6 Feb 2013 23:10:31 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <5112AB03.8010401@fastmail.net> References: <5112AB03.8010401@fastmail.net> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 23:10:31 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: I749FadDQYci5U-LqeuQU_KL45c Message-ID: Subject: Re: libpqxx - Postgres client interface C++ library. From: Jason Helfman To: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Krzysztof_J=EAdruczyk?= X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQlX3/0r5hKc7G55EFzJBDCgUtOHJiD827nxJrIk54Jkd1HOfQQnw5W+W7+291L+qA+S22r4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: FreeBSD Ports List X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:18:48 -0000 On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Krzysztof J=C4=99druczyk < kjedruczyk@fastmail.net> wrote: > > Hi! > > > >> ** Port deleted on 2012-11-28: databases/postgresql-libpqxx > >> Has expired: No more public distfiles > > > >> I am new to FreeBsd and the ports system. I am also doing database > >> support with Postgres in this environment. > >> > >> libpqxx has been a very useful package and seems stable I do not > understand > >> the "Has Expired: No more public distfiles" comment as the reason > >> for dropping the port? > > I just noticed the same myself, so I'd like to add my $.02 > > > > > databases/postgresql-libpqxx > > > > was for libpqxx-2.x.x. > > Actually this port was upgraded to pqxx 4.0 sometime in 2012 (rev > 299158)... > > > > > It looks like there is a different port: > > > > databases/postgresql-libpqxx3 > > > > for libpqxx-3.1. Do you require the 2.x.x instead of the 3.x ? > > This is an old one... > > > > >> Is there any further detail on why it was dropped. > > > > It was dropped because nobody told the ports collection where the > > libpqxx-2.x.x source can still be found. There seems to be no master si= te > > left anywhere ? > > Funny thing is that from what I can see it never moved anywhere and is > accessible from exactly same master site mentioned in last revision of > port's Makefile: > > MASTER_SITES=3D http://pqxx.org/download/software/libpqxx/ > > > > >> How does this work ? Is the pqxx.org > >> obligated to update the port on a periodic basis ? > > > > No, it's not, but the source code should still be available from > > some official master site. > > > > If you know some master site for 2.x.x, tell us about it and the port > > can be resurrected. > > Just checked, the libpqxx-4.0.tar.gz available on the site matches > sha256 in distinfo... > > Can we resurrect it then? > > -- > Best regards, > Krzysztof J=C4=99druczyk > Port has been restored. Thanks for the report. -jgh -- Jason Helfman | FreeBSD Committer jgh@FreeBSD.org | http://people.freebsd.org/~jgh | The Power to Serve