Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:03:40 +0200 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org> To: Pietro Cerutti <gahr@freebsd.org> Cc: araujo@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org, Frederic Culot <culot@freebsd.org>, cvs-ports@freebsd.org, Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/games/8kingdoms Makefile ports/misc/airoflash Makefile ports/graphics/autopano-sift Makefile ports/x11/avant-window-navigator-xfce4 Makefile ports/lang/boo Makefile ports/x11/cl-clx-sbcl Makefile ports/palm/coldsync ... Message-ID: <20120410170340.GA61339@azathoth.lan> In-Reply-To: <20120410144741.GC73185@gahrfit.gahr.ch> References: <201204092351.q39Npi6F025202@repoman.freebsd.org> <20120410091537.GK98668@gahrfit.gahr.ch> <20120410114537.GL17460@culot.org> <20120410115630.GB2456@lonesome.com> <CAOfEmZgaagMqBq_690E9a4yo=vJ6Lnet-PAOrHi6c8e2xpfrTA@mail.gmail.com> <20120410124449.GB73185@gahrfit.gahr.ch> <CAOfEmZh82tEziiRgDSYkgiBuN-pxV-dOULCxR5K-LDxL029-RA@mail.gmail.com> <20120410144741.GC73185@gahrfit.gahr.ch>
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--UugvWAfsgieZRqgk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 04:47:41PM +0200, Pietro Cerutti wrote: > On 2012-Apr-10, 11:20, Marcelo Araujo wrote: > > 2012/4/10 Pietro Cerutti <gahr@freebsd.org> > > > > > > > > > I might agree on that. But how is a DEPRECATED port better than a BRO= KEN > > > one in this regard? > > > > > > > > In my point of view, no make sense have a bunch of ports that actually > > doesn't works or because there is a fetch problem or even it is set as > > BROKEN. Who never was upset when need and find a port but it is BROKEN = for > > some reason, In my view, have a port BROKEN or haven't it, is the same.= Of > > course, I mean when a port is BROKEN for all plataforms as well as for = all > > FreeBSD version. >=20 > I agree on that. >=20 > >=20 > > I believe set it as DEPRECATED is a good way to make the maintainer take > > attention to fix it soon as possible, due he has put effort to insert t= his > > software on the ports tree in the past. >=20 > What about submitting a PR, as we usually do for anything else? If it's > ok to wait 15 days (maintainer timeout) to commit an update to a port > that brings in important features, it is even more so to wait to > deprecate one. >=20 That is a good option, next time I'll do that for maintained ports that are= mark as BROKEN. I didn't intend to be disrespectful on other's work, I'm sorry if that is t= he fealing some could get, next time, I'll be more careful about this and send= the deprecation stuff as PR. regards, Bapt --UugvWAfsgieZRqgk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk+EZ+wACgkQ8kTtMUmk6ExJagCeM8Tb+qJDtd6RC1l7BxyDMT1a 6BgAoLpWTZNc5M8YwUdkSuZ1RWVLxvHp =/dga -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --UugvWAfsgieZRqgk--
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