Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 16:07:22 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: "Mikhail T." <mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com> Cc: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re: GPC 2006 (Pascal) -- deprecated or "expired"?? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1106041541520.34154@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <4DEA8A0E.5070108@aldan.algebra.com> References: <BANLkTimmQ7UYubpe0R9NYCVDqXhApcSdGA@mail.gmail.com> <20110603001251.GA66356@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <BANLkTi=Qn6j4eVTxTcG0PdN1RjjvdEuQSQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110603065653.GB65291@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <BANLkTik_XeSpOY-RTeng-t%2BJpQA9=-jBQQ@mail.gmail.com> <4DE8D764.20607@gmx.de> <4DEA8A0E.5070108@aldan.algebra.com>
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On Sat, 4 Jun 2011, Mikhail T. wrote:
> On -10.01.-28163 14:59, Matthias Andree wrote:
>> Call it dying or undead then. That's usually not reason enough for
>> someone who does not _need_ the port (for something other than to put it
>> on display, that is) to invest time.
> If it is not dead, it should not have been removed... (Temporary) absence of
> maintainer is not a good reason for removal.
On install, the ports system could show a warning:
----
This port will be removed from the ports tree on ${EXPIRE_DATE}.
Reasons: ${EXPIRE_REASONS}
If this is incorrect or you wish to become the maintainer for this port,
submit a PR at http://www.freebsd.org/support/bugreports.html or contact
the freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list.
----
With a Makefile entry like
EXPIRE_DATE= 20110901
EXPIRE_REASONS= "No maintainer, project dead for 6 years."
Those would be added to a port, say 3-6 months before the expiration
date.
Of course it adds overhead. But it would give warning to those who use
a port but don't monitor the mailing lists.
It does not address the issue of users of a port that know it's expiring
but aren't willing to become or find a maintainer. Or of keeping zombie
ports in the tree forever.
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