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Date:      Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:25:46 +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:  <4F325BBA.6060102@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4f32b8c4./c%2Bg1eePU5396RYF%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
References:  <201202070829.q178TNZw081740@portsmonj.FreeBSD.org> <4f324a97.Hab0ctxtpiOZet2I%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4F31ECFC.4030007@FreeBSD.org> <4f32b8c4./c%2Bg1eePU5396RYF%perryh@pluto.rain.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...

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