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Date:      Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:30:10 +0200 (CEST)
From:      linimon@FreeBSD.org
To:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   FreeBSD ports that you maintain which are currently marked broken
Message-ID:  <20050910083010.C812E22916@mail.droso.net>

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Dear FreeBSD port maintainer:

As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of problems in the
FreeBSD ports system, we are attempting to notify maintainers of
ports that are marked as "broken" in their Makefiles.  In many cases
these ports are failing to compile on some subset of the FreeBSD
build environments.  The most common problem is that recent versions
of -CURRENT include gcc3.4, which is much stricter about such things
as function declarations, literal strings constants that continue
over several physical lines, and forcing the deprecation of antique
header files such as varargs.h (we should now be using stdargs.h).

The next most common problem is that compiles succeed on the i386
architecture (e.g. the common Intel PC), but fail on one or more of
the other architectures due to assumptions about things such as size
of various types, byte-alignment issues, and so forth.

In occasional cases we see that the same port may have different
errors in different build environments.  The script that runs on the
build cluster uses heuristics to try to 'guess' the error type to
help you isolate problems, but it is only a rough guide.

If you need help in one or more build environments that you do not
have access to, please ask for help on the freebsd-ports mailing
list.

One more note: on occasion, there are transient build errors seen
on the build farm.  Unfortunately, there is not yet any way for this
algorithm to tell the difference (humans are much, much better at
this kind of thing.)

The errors are listed below.  In the case where the same
problem exists on more than one build environment, the URL points
to the latest errorlog for that type.  (By 'build environment'
here we mean 'combination of 4.x/5.x/6.x with target architecture'.)

(Note: the dates are included to help you to gauge whether or not
the error still applies to the latest version.  The program
that generates this report is not yet able to determine this
automatically.)

portname:           audio/cd2mp3
broken because:     Does not fetch, website is gone
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=cd2mp3


portname:           cad/ziarc
broken because:     Checksum mismatch
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ziarc-20020729.log (Aug 21 17:56:43 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=cad&portname=ziarc


portname:           chinese/chinput
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=chinput


portname:           chinese/gbfs
broken because:     fails to patch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=gbfs


portname:           chinese/xemacs21
broken because:     Incorrect pkg-plist
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/zh-xemacs-mule-21.4.17.log (Aug 21 18:00:24 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=xemacs21


portname:           databases/p5-GDBM
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=databases&portname=p5-GDBM


portname:           devel/clint
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=clint


portname:           devel/ixlib
broken because:     Does not compile on !i386 or on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=ixlib


portname:           devel/korelib
broken because:     Does not compile with gcc 3.4.2
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=korelib


portname:           devel/libsigcx
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=libsigcx


portname:           devel/m6811-gcc
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/m6811-gcc-2.95.3_2.log (Aug 21 18:11:59 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=m6811-gcc


portname:           devel/xparam
broken because:     Does not compile with gcc 3.4.2
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=xparam


portname:           devel/yacl
broken because:     Does not compile (bad C++ code)
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=yacl


portname:           editors/emacs19
broken because:     invalid packing list
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=emacs19


portname:           editors/poedit
broken because:     WITH_BDB_VER must be 3, 4 or 41
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/sparc64-errorlogs/e.5.2005042909/poedit-1.3.3.log (Sep  8 08:46:52 UTC 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=poedit


portname:           games/nil
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=nil


portname:           graphics/nurbs++
broken because:     Does not compile with gcc 3.4.2
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=nurbs%2B%2B


portname:           graphics/osgedit
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=osgedit


portname:           graphics/teddy
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=teddy


portname:           graphics/xbarcode
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=xbarcode


portname:           japanese/edict-utf-8
broken because:     Install fails
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ja-edict-utf-8-20050310.log (Aug 21 17:56:06 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=edict-utf-8


portname:           japanese/gnomelibs
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD 700000
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=gnomelibs


portname:           japanese/oleo
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=oleo


portname:           japanese/perl5
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ja-perl-5.005.03_2.log (Aug 21 17:56:16 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=perl5


portname:           japanese/w3
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ja-w3-2.2.26.log (Aug 21 18:14:19 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=w3


portname:           japanese/weblint97
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist (port installs into nonstandard
                    perl directory)
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ja-weblint97-0.12.log (Aug 21 17:55:46 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=weblint97


portname:           japanese/xemacs21-canna
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ja-xemacs-mule-canna-21.4.17.log (Aug 21 18:00:23 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=xemacs21-canna


portname:           japanese/xemacs21-canna+freewnn
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ja-xemacs-mule-canna+freewnn-21.4.17.log (Aug 21 18:00:39 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=xemacs21-canna%2Bfreewnn


portname:           japanese/xemacs21-canna+wnn6
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ja-xemacs-mule-canna+wnn6-21.4.17.log (Aug 21 18:00:37 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=xemacs21-canna%2Bwnn6


portname:           japanese/xemacs21-freewnn
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ja-xemacs-mule-freewnn-21.4.17.log (Aug 21 18:00:38 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=xemacs21-freewnn


portname:           japanese/xemacs21-wnn6
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ja-xemacs-mule-wnn6-21.4.17.log (Aug 21 18:00:35 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=xemacs21-wnn6


portname:           java/bouncycastle
broken because:     Unfetchable
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.7.2005072221/bouncycastle-1.16_1.log (Sep  1 21:44:10 UTC 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=java&portname=bouncycastle


portname:           java/bugseeker-demo
broken because:     Unfetchable
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/bugseeker-demo-1.0.2_1.log (Aug 22 01:08:06 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=java&portname=bugseeker-demo


portname:           java/janosvm
broken because:     Fails to link
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=java&portname=janosvm


portname:           lang/Sather
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD 700000
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=Sather


portname:           lang/egcs
broken because:     Does not compile (bad C++ code)
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=egcs


portname:           lang/gcc30
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=gcc30


portname:           lang/glibstdc++28
broken because:     Does not compile (bad C++ code)
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=glibstdc%2B%2B28


portname:           lang/o2c
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=o2c


portname:           lang/objc
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=objc


portname:           lang/rscheme
broken because:     Coredump during build
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=rscheme


portname:           lang/tensile
broken because:     Coredump during build on FreeBSD >= 6.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=tensile


portname:           mail/mew-mule
broken because:     Incorrect pkg-plist (removes directories not installed
                    by this port)
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/mew-mule-1.94.2.log (Aug 21 18:14:20 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=mail&portname=mew-mule


portname:           misc/documancer
broken because:     Broken dependency
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=documancer


portname:           misc/goblin
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=goblin


portname:           multimedia/xmms-avi
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=multimedia&portname=xmms-avi


portname:           net-mgmt/sting
broken because:     Does not work with ipfw2
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-mgmt&portname=sting


portname:           net/arla
broken because:     does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=arla


portname:           net/cphone
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=cphone


portname:           net/gnomba
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=gnomba


portname:           news/PicMonger
broken because:     Does not compile (bad C++ code)
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=news&portname=PicMonger


portname:           news/gnus-emacs20
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=news&portname=gnus-emacs20


portname:           news/t-gnus
broken because:     Removes files installed by another port
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=news&portname=t-gnus


portname:           news/t-gnus-emacs20
broken because:     Removes files installed by another port
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/t-gnus-emacs20-6.16.2.02_1.log (Aug 21 18:01:38 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=news&portname=t-gnus-emacs20


portname:           news/t-gnus-mule
broken because:     Removes files installed by another port
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/t-gnus-mule-6.16.2.02_1.log (Aug 21 18:02:31 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=news&portname=t-gnus-mule


portname:           news/t-gnus-xemacs21-mule
broken because:     Removes files installed by another port
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=news&portname=t-gnus-xemacs21-mule


portname:           palm/prc-tools
broken because:     Incorrect pkg-plist
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=palm&portname=prc-tools


portname:           print/p5-GnomePrint
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=print&portname=p5-GnomePrint


portname:           russian/X.language
broken because:     Incorrect pkg-plist
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ru-X11-3.3.log (Aug 21 17:58:14 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=russian&portname=X.language


portname:           russian/pgp.language
broken because:     Incorrect pkg-plist
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ru-pgp-2.6.3ia_2.log (Aug 21 17:56:31 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=russian&portname=pgp.language


portname:           russian/pine.language
broken because:     Removes pine.conf at deinstallation
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/ru-pine-4.21.log (Aug 21 18:10:23 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=russian&portname=pine.language


portname:           sysutils/ffsrecov
broken because:     Incompatible with UFS2 header files
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=ffsrecov


portname:           textproc/tei-xlite
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/tei-xlite-1.0_1.log (Aug 21 17:56:43 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=textproc&portname=tei-xlite


portname:           www/adzap2squirm
broken because:     Unfetchable
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=adzap2squirm


portname:           www/arena
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=arena


portname:           www/p5-GtkHTML
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=p5-GtkHTML


portname:           www/w3
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/w3-2.2.26.log (Aug 21 17:58:41 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=w3


portname:           www/w3-4
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=w3-4


portname:           www/zope-soapmethod
broken because:     Broken dependency
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/zope-soapmethod-2.0.log (Aug 21 18:11:23 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=zope-soapmethod


portname:           www/zope-zpt
broken because:     Does not build after python 2.4 update
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005072423/zope-zpt-1.4.1.log (Aug 21 17:56:54 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=zope-zpt


portname:           x11-toolkits/erlgtk
broken because:     Missing dependency
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-toolkits&portname=erlgtk


portname:           x11-toolkits/guis
broken because:     Broken dependency after python 2.4 update
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-toolkits&portname=guis


portname:           x11-toolkits/inti-gconf
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-toolkits&portname=inti-gconf


portname:           x11-toolkits/inti-gl
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-toolkits&portname=inti-gl


portname:           x11-toolkits/inti-sourceview
broken because:     Incomplete pkg-plist
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-toolkits&portname=inti-sourceview


portname:           x11-toolkits/jx
broken because:     Does not work with gcc 3.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-toolkits&portname=jx


portname:           x11-toolkits/v
broken because:     Does not compile (bad C++ code)
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-toolkits&portname=v


portname:           x11/props
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11&portname=props


If these errors are ones that you are already aware of, please
accept our apologies and ignore this message.  On the other hand, if
you no longer wish to maintain this port (or ports), please reply
with a message stating that, and accept our thanks for your efforts
in the past.

Every effort has been made to make sure that these error reports
really do correspond to a port that you maintain.  However, due to
the fact that this is an automated process, it may indeed generate
false matches.  If one of these errors fits that description,
please forward this email to the author of this software, Mark
Linimon <linimon@FreeBSD.org>, so that he can attempt to fix the
problem in the future.

Thanks for your efforts to help improve FreeBSD.



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