Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 15:45:54 +0200 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [RFC] remove GNU rcs from FreeBSD 12 Message-ID: <20160911134554.lvymjjkdvsbdcwqq@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> In-Reply-To: <20160911133804.a7j7p3x2viqzcpec@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> References: <20160911133804.a7j7p3x2viqzcpec@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net>
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--4pupc3m7zpkyplwu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 03:38:04PM +0200, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > hi, >=20 > For long we are planning to remove GNU rcs from base, after a failed atte= mpt > before FreeBSD 10.0. Let see where we are to be able to remove it from Fr= eeBSD > 12. >=20 > GNU rcs is a GPLv2 software with newer version being GPLv3 preventing any > updates/fixes. >=20 > From previous discussions there were issues that has been raised in previ= ous > attempts: > - ident(1) is still useful given we still have Keywords in our sources. I= t has > been replaced by a BSD Licensed version (enhanced to improve compatibil= ity > with Subversion Keyword) for FreeBSD 11. So that tool will remain in ba= se > after removal of GNU rcs. > - etc-update uses merge(1) from GNU rcs, this has been changed in head to= use > diff3 instead. > - rc.subr allows to use rcs for the backup file functionality. This > functionality is off by default as such I plan to make a warning if rcs= is not > installed and recommand to install rcs from base (or if noone claim usi= ng the > feature I will just remove the functionality and only keep the default > behaviour aka keep one backup copy). > - people uses rcs to handle configuration files in /etc for example. for = those > multiple compatible alternatives are available in ports: > * rcs57: a copy of the latest version of GNU rcs in base before removal > (GPLv2) > * rcs: latest GNU rcs version (GPLv3) >=20 > I haven't gone the direction of importing OpenRCS (BSD licensed version f= rom > OpenBSD) as it needs way more work to be 100% compatible with latest vers= ion of > GNU rcs. >=20 > How to proceed: > - First turn off GNU rcs by default for a couple of month. > - Totally remove GNU rcs if no blockers has been raised. >=20 > Best regards, > Bapt I forgot to say freebsd-update uses merge(1) and which I will replaced with diff3(1). Best regards, Bapt --4pupc3m7zpkyplwu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJX1WAPAAoJEGOJi9zxtz5a5CwQAN6vP392qt9sPIZqa3L7MkCM Em9kq1wSeMxXYtERiSNHpeo3sBeajDFPYnH3p61+DCKONKNFIu6qRmUNmCNMxUZr IqWPb8G/nplCaCxXvCubeQ44O4SRk38IoF3pz2+EB5C+oUSZPDcTpB89uDeeGmgb zghg86EwlM+0zgTZ7U28T/+iRrwXm20j8sEEnRH7bzJYy7jRxfoemSzTO7ZsgD5M nhNQ2nwmRbPnJQDDKJB55/ThQ1vG+y9RmxpQ5vxuz4xIuF03qYp7cNihg8RZjkT2 KfENXjZ2LM805g7Hp0PSoDG+yjN1Jx0GUiCOA3OoGmesdbTEVqM0K2wiwxFpDEx/ 170sZWgFzhYUIeMqD+DkIwTBOTB9LOYcJGEHMP6nt6riQ8B3PH8kx83F0qCTiI/c 9U+hLcGY/7b3Xdos9Lh4CVxBlcPBhZZMaPx3eWeZ068HnwnHHAFeliUzgy/kMRMV 6hAfQJmRmyjsRCtrp+rPzytzK6E0ZONQi7IXal3VaEOyJQ1N4mtrgWiDKk21mpbi FhJrQoXXz2ErS0WWVUSrnpJP2/h50eGXIaCmeJW4CwF4Zy/GsqlzDgWNwtbqMT/J wXY3SxQNNRGP/oaHURH5sjlXPODV6IjWve3k15SNJNGeQDM+tfWgfEYqo1+XHMWl rtalmLb4SFv0Vd0Zk1Wh =O3g1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --4pupc3m7zpkyplwu--
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