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Date:      Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:20:27 +0100
From:      Koop Mast <kwm@rainbow-runner.nl>
To:        Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r310016 - head/print/freetype
Message-ID:  <50EB11EB.3050804@rainbow-runner.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20130107165627.GI36679@glenbarber.us>
References:  <201301062124.r06LOSfP059041@svn.freebsd.org> <50EAAFC1.1040105@rainbow-runner.nl> <20130107165627.GI36679@glenbarber.us>

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On 7-1-2013 17:56, Glen Barber wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 07, 2013 at 12:21:37PM +0100, Koop Mast wrote:
>>> Log:
>>>     Remove deprecation of print/freetype.  This port is needed for the
>>>     textproc/docproj build with CJK set.
>>>     
>>>     Assign maintainer to doceng@ until a suitable replacement is found.
>>>
>> I meant this deprecation line as a reminder that this port will go away.
>> Because there are still users in the ports tree that don't have a
>> solution yet there is no expire date.
>>
> Unfortunately, tools like portmaster will not install this port (and as
> a result, the textproc/docproj port build will fail) because of the
> deprecated line.

Hmm that sucks, If I had known this I wouldn't have put it in there.. 
IMO this shouldn't be fatal.

>> Does this mean your going to handle deprecating this port and removing
>> it when there are no users anymore?
>>
> Yes, I will handle deprecation and expiration once the binaries/shlibs
> we depend on are replaced.
>
> Glen
>

Thanks!

-Koop



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