Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:19:11 -0800 From: Bryan Drewery <bdrewery@FreeBSD.org> To: John Marino <marino@FreeBSD.org>, ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r407270 - head/ports-mgmt/portmaster Message-ID: <56A80CFF.7070900@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <201601261123.u0QBNcvL091258@repo.freebsd.org> References: <201601261123.u0QBNcvL091258@repo.freebsd.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --7TnuAhOCh1aI6Tx9guBCd2mpwebXs56Uv Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 1/26/2016 3:23 AM, John Marino wrote: > Author: marino > Date: Tue Jan 26 11:23:38 2016 > New Revision: 407270 > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/407270 >=20 > Log: > ports-mgmt/portmaster: DEPRECATE without expiration date > =20 > The portmaster script hasn't had an official maintainer in 9 months a= nd 2 > years before that it was only patched in reaction to changes in the p= orts > framework. There are many unclaimed PRs in the bugzilla database, ma= ny > known bugs, and several areas where portmaster no longer aligns with = how > ports work today. The problem isn't simply getting a maintainer; tha= t > person has to be a ports framework expert and it appears that the peo= ple > with these qualifications don't want anything to do with this port. > =20 > Moreover, there are better options available. All FreeBSD platforms > support ports-mgmt/poudriere (although some many struggle under the l= oad) > and the most common amd64 and i386 platform users have the additional= > option of ports-mgmt/synth which is user-friendly, lightweight, and a= imed > at users of portmaster, portupgrade, and even poudriere. > =20 > Unless something drastic regarding portmaster occurs, it's nearing it= s > natural EOL, so it's users should evaluate alternatives and try to > migrate off of it. >=20 > Modified: > head/ports-mgmt/portmaster/Makefile >=20 > Modified: head/ports-mgmt/portmaster/Makefile > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D > --- head/ports-mgmt/portmaster/Makefile Tue Jan 26 10:20:14 2016 (r4072= 69) > +++ head/ports-mgmt/portmaster/Makefile Tue Jan 26 11:23:38 2016 (r4072= 70) > @@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ PLIST_FILES=3D sbin/portmaster \ > BASH_PLIST_FILES=3D etc/bash_completion.d/portmaster.sh > ZSH_PLIST_FILES=3D share/zsh/site-functions/_portmaster > =20 > +.include <bsd.port.options.mk> > + > +DEPRECATED=3D Unmaintained and does not fully support modern ports fra= mework. > +.if ${ARCH} =3D=3D i386 || ${ARCH} =3D=3D amd64 > +DEPRECATED+=3D Please consider migrating to ports-mgmt/synth or\ > + ports-mgmt/poudriere. > +.else > +DEPRECATED+=3D Please consider migrating to ports-mgmt/poudriere. > +.endif > + > verify: checksum > =20 > do-build: >=20 I think this needs community discussion. Many people have said privately it bothered them. --=20 Regards, Bryan Drewery --7TnuAhOCh1aI6Tx9guBCd2mpwebXs56Uv Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJWqAz/AAoJEDXXcbtuRpfPDxEIAIFZCGAZgVORDVNWAjKid5y9 iwpeCX+bXtFrse5CYOUPYtUgKmlG2r6BWkJuvGJkniXFt8JTFwNEYLzTui90wXfh +9B4axUkBVNKdoHQnGtNAFwFXCemNpn7BetUD2mdtZEckWYO0NhNhYrINPWV7fRp faUiJLHyoc21P7EviEYP5qZXphv8wB5nOfAEbSlvJZC2a3TJRS8yxPAi+Obi/24o EKtkWlgXa7Zev/gmPwNO3ziGvI28RlpEYEasH1RDsp3pSYDwpio2zPl8uc3z75dP /DTJVO4AmFr24r5hQDtX43blNRlt5Ag7aC7z/dLPMtv2BFvRlxu8yjiW0CXUDSw= =VZhS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --7TnuAhOCh1aI6Tx9guBCd2mpwebXs56Uv--
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?56A80CFF.7070900>