Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 03:42:48 +0100 From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Deprecation of portsnap, and use of portsnap Message-ID: <16a1867d-7bcd-d2b0-954a-c04047606a97@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAHu1Y70xc3iKp-Cokb1qWPzzBp06NFjjQZa46Jn-wzUfrP6r1w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANR6Wa714iTeTmtW1S3BnoN1-PYgTf%2BkEG4Wf_OJdqH=wzmTzQ@mail.gmail.com> <o7eVTOZAQ7CJJcX5lZZMEyvtUQqcGtdXV02KKaZLLtl-F0pvb8acVD-hQNlFYkzo4nNbQYTdZxAnNnuEjz9XrPwSSy9YsRm5UEJLG-gAocw=@dstev.net> <Iu4M0d0Oy1cXUo9LfR-Fp6ABuDYdElGNAv_zobIpLcBWfhXSzgyDB3xeRdzg9DGsnKWHhe8XjrIhL85afaI0Ohx-SkkrvmP7GsO4u2G5V90=@dstev.net> <ef7dbded-47c4-7eab-8245-869b56f92569@safeport.com> <b63ae7f2-b626-df22-2298-c33303856b90@gmail.com> <CAHu1Y70xc3iKp-Cokb1qWPzzBp06NFjjQZa46Jn-wzUfrP6r1w@mail.gmail.com>
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On 07/04/2021 18:42, Michael Sierchio wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 9:22 AM Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com > <mailto:grahamperrin@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On 07/04/2021 16:02, doug@safeport.com <mailto:doug@safeport.com> > wrote: > > > … I assume EOL for portsnap is in the near future. … > > I should not expect deprecation until some time after the final > RELEASE > of 12.⋯ reaches end of life. > > <https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2020-August/119114.html > <https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2020-August/119114.html>; > > <https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2020-August/119114.html > <https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2020-August/119114.html>>>; > > as a reminder that "… 11.x and 12.x will have it of course, …". > > (I have seen some confusion from premature declarations that portsnap > _is_ deprecated.) > > > in case I'm missing something, or in case this isn't obvious, > Deprecated does not mean EOL. Deprecated is a declaration that usage > is discouraged, and that support will be withdrawn in the future. In > which case, use portsnap is deprecated. Yes and no. Re: the presence and planned/prospective removal of portsnap, please see (for example) <https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/ports-transitioned-to-git.79598/post-504229>. Re: use of portsnap, <https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/ports-transitioned-to-git.79598/post-504232>.
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