Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 19:36:56 +0200 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> To: "C. P. Ghost" <cpghost@cordula.ws> Cc: fredb@getnet.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: x11-wm/olvwm Message-ID: <201105241737.p4OHauUV011511@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: Your message "Tue, 24 May 2011 19:09:11 %2B0200." <BANLkTimb_p-PABPOU3BA0yx6aruz6wS1MA@mail.gmail.com>
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"C. P. Ghost" wrote: > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:53 PM, <fredb@getnet.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have updated ports and when reinstalling I found x11-wm/olvwm which I was > > using was gone from the ports tree. Why? > > I noticed that too, and was bit by that change as well. > Since I love the olvwm look and feel, I'm sad to see > it go from the FreeBSD ports collection. > > % grep olvwm /usr/ports/MOVED > x11-wm/olvwm||2011-05-01|Has expired: Upstream disapear and distfile > is no more available > > I think we could resurrect this port, using the last available > distfile, which fortunately is still with us: > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/olvwm4.tar.Z > > There are also two patches there: > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/olvwm4.Patch01.Z > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/olvwm4.Patch02.Z > > Unfortunately, I don't know where the old port files have > gone. We *REALLY* should consider moving dead ports to > a separate subdirectory hierarchy (such as /usr/ports/.deadports > or some such), so people interested in resurrecting old ports > could have a look. Just letting then disappear silently is rude > und unnecessary, but that's just IMHO. They'll be in what what people call the Attic I suppose. man cvs tells how to extract to particular dates. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Mail plain text; Not quoted-printable, Not HTML, Not base 64. Reply below text sections not at top, to avoid breaking cumulative context.
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