From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 26 22:40:06 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8DF21065672 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:40:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7DE18FC15 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:40:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oBQMe6HY017901 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:40:06 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id oBQMe6pE017900; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:40:06 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:40:06 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201012262240.oBQMe6pE017900@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Ruslan Mahmatkhanov Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AFC010656A5 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:30:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (unknown [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AFE78FC19 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:30:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oBQMUdeF018383 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:30:39 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id oBQMUdwL018382; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:30:39 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201012262230.oBQMUdwL018382@red.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:30:39 GMT From: Ruslan Mahmatkhanov To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: ports/153457: net/straw is broken with python-2.6 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:40:07 -0000 >Number: 153457 >Category: ports >Synopsis: net/straw is broken with python-2.6 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Dec 26 22:40:06 UTC 2010 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Ruslan Mahmatkhanov >Release: 8.2-PRERELEASE >Organization: >Environment: 8.2-PRERELEASE i386 >Description: Runtime of net/straw is BROKEN when using with python 2.6: [mrk@smeshariki2 ~]> straw Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/straw", line 137, in sdir = find_straw_lib() File "/usr/local/bin/straw", line 57, in find_straw_lib raise "FileNotFoundError", "couldn't find straw library dir" TypeError: exceptions must be old-style classes or derived from BaseException, not str In python2.6 exceptions cannot be a strings anymore. This can be easy fixed, but i believe there is no real reason to do so. Because our mainline python version in ports is 2.6 i suggest to start process of deprecation and removing this port from the tree. Last release was produced at May 14th 2007 [1] and project seems dead. User can be suggested to use more fast and modern replacement - net/liferea instead. [1] http://projects.gnome.org/straw/ >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: