Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:45:04 +0200 From: Vitaly Magerya <vmagerya@gmail.com> To: perryh@pluto.rain.com Cc: ports@freebsd.org, portmgr-feedback@freebsd.org, dougb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD ports which are currently scheduled for deletion Message-ID: <4F326040.8020002@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4F325BBA.6060102@gmail.com> References: <201202070829.q178TNZw081740@portsmonj.FreeBSD.org> <4f324a97.Hab0ctxtpiOZet2I%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4F31ECFC.4030007@FreeBSD.org> <4f32b8c4./c%2Bg1eePU5396RYF%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4F325BBA.6060102@gmail.com>
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>>>>> portname: graphics/vrml2pov >>>>> description: Convert VRML files to POVRay source >>>>> maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org >>>>> status: BROKEN >>>>> deprecated because: unfetchable >>>> This seems to be a ports-infrastructure problem, rather than a >>>> problem in the vrml2pov port. >>> No, it's a "No one cares enough about this port to step forward >>> and maintain it" problem. >> >> Er, as of a few hours ago (when I tried it), the URL in the distfile >> link on vrml2pov's download page *exactly* matched the URL that the >> port tries to fetch. > > The default FETCH_ARGS include -A which makes fetch fail on redirects; > this is presumably because some sites redirect rather than return 404 > when a file is not found. In cases when redirect needs to be followed, > you need to override FETCH_ARGS in the port's Makefile. > > See the attached patch (I hope it'll get through the list). I can submit > a PR, or some brave committer can apply it right away... Oh, it's actually appears to be fetchable the way it is right now, just remove the BROKEN lines.
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