Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:30:44 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com> Cc: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD ports which are currently scheduled for deletion Message-ID: <20100207223044.GE28248@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <d873d5be1002071359t30ad0eabw44507d1aaf59ef81@mail.gmail.com> References: <d873d5be1002071359t30ad0eabw44507d1aaf59ef81@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 04:59:12PM -0500, b. f. wrote: > > the cessation of development on the existing port. In some cases, > > ports are marked for removal because they fail to build and install > > correctly from their sources, or otherwise fail in operation. > > > > portname: math/scilab > > description: A free Matlab clone by INRIA & ENPC > > maintainer: utisoft at googlemail.com > > deprecated because: unmaintained, many releases behind upstream (without > > anyone caring), broken nearly everywhere > > expiration date: 2009-11-21 > > build errors: none. > > overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=math&portname=scilab > > > >Can we keep this port just a bit longer. > >I'll ask in the SC dept if this could be > >run as a UG project. > > > >It's an actively developed useful software with no > >clear free alternative. > > miwi@ told me that makc@ and some others were interested in retaining > this for the moment, and I told him that I would submit some patches > for the existing port while the new maintainer was working on the new > version (5.x), which has some java prerequisites that must be added to > the ports tree. There some alternatives, however: for example, > math/octave and math/freemat offer similar, Matlab-like functionality. ok, thanks anton -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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