Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:41:11 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?B?UmVuw6kgTGFkYW4=?= <rene@freebsd.org> To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> Cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: removing old linux ports Message-ID: <51366677.10700@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20130305212133.00003d99@unknown> References: <51349535.5040800@freebsd.org> <5134AB8C.2050202@gmail.com> <20130304214254.00004f27@unknown> <51350AA4.1040702@freebsd.org> <20130305212133.00003d99@unknown>
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On 03/05/13 21:21, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:57:08 +0100 > René Ladan <rene@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 03/04/13 21:42, Alexander Leidinger wrote: >>> On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:11:24 +0100 Ren← Ladan <r.c.ladan@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 03/04/13 13:36, Ren← Ladan wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> since FreeBSD 7.X has reached its end of life, I plan to remove >>>>> the expired Linux ports for the old Linuxolator (depending on >>>>> INDEX build results) after an official annoucement that 7.X has >>>>> expired has been sent. From >>>>> http://beta.freshports.org/ports-expired.php?sort=expiration_date >>>>> : >>>>> >>>> [snip ports] >>>>> - office@ textproc/linux-aspell >>>> [snip more ports] >>> I just took a quick look at the list, but wasn't able to identify >>> something urgently needed (at least for the infrastructure ports >>> maintained by emulation@). In general: just look at the expiration >>> part of the fc4 port (really inside the Makefile) and compare it >>> with all the ports which you want to remove (at least for the ports >>> maintained by emulation@), if it matches you can remove. >>> >> Thanks. As expected: >> % make -C /usr/ports/head/emulators/linux_base-fc4/ -V EXPIRATION_DATE >> 2013-02-28 > Please look inside the makefile, not at the content of a variable. > There is a comment: # EXPIRATION_DATE is the EoL of the last 7.x release > This is what I was referring to. Ah, now I get it. In this case it boils down to the same value though ;) >> >> Removing textproc/linux-aspell resulted in a broken portsnap >> >> build, >>>> which might mean it is still building for 7.X. I'll also write >>>> a patch to remove 7.X support from bsd.linux-apps.mk and >>>> bsd.linux-rpm.mk. >> I have re-added textproc/linux-aspell for now. >> >>> It would be nice if the patches results in a nice explanation for >>> the user trying to use some linux stuff on 7.x. >>> >> Uhm, like upgrading to 8.X ? (Sorry, no idea what else...) > "The ports collection does not support linux ports on your FreeBSD > version anymore, please update to a supported version (see > http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/)." I could propose to add such a message to bsd.port.mk as you suggested elsewhere. I indeed didn't think to hard of the poor user. >> I have attached some *untested* patches for Mk/ , feel free to >> comment. As one is for bsd.port.mk, they must go through portmgr. > bsd.linux-apps.mk looks ok. > bsd.linux-rpm.mk: the indent of the if/else is wrong now. For > representing what you want to do the patch looks OK, but the real > commit should fix the indent (up to portmgr if in one commit or two). > bsd.port.mk looks ok. OK, I'll look at the indentation. Regards, Rene
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