Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:29:57 +0100 (CET) From: linimon@FreeBSD.org To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD unmaintained ports which are currently scheduled for deletion Message-ID: <20100221072957.DA8421CD3A@mail.droso.net>
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As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of problems in
the FreeBSD ports system, we periodically schedule removal of ports
that have been judged to have outlived their usefulness. Often,
this is due to a better alternative having become available and/or
the cessation of development on the existing port. In some cases,
ports are marked for removal because they fail to build and install
correctly from their sources, or otherwise fail in operation.
The ports, and the reason and date that they have been scheduled
for removal, are listed below. If no one has stepped forward before
that time to propose a way to fix the problems (such as via a PR),
the ports will be deleted.
portname: graphics/lphoto
description: A complete desktop solution for digital photo
management
maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org
status: IGNORE
deprecated because: broken
expiration date: 2010-03-30
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=lphoto
portname: misc/ezload
description: Firmware down/uploader for Cypress' EZ-USB chip
maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: does not build with new USB stack in 8-STABLE
expiration date: 2010-04-04
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=ezload
portname: misc/gkrellmbgchg
description: A plugin for GKrellM, which changes the desktop's
background image
maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: use misc/gkrellmbgchg2
expiration date: 2010-01-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=gkrellmbgchg
portname: multimedia/kbtv
description: KDE TV viewer for FreeBSD
maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: no longer under development by author
expiration date: 2010-03-04
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=multimedia&portname=kbtv
portname: net-mgmt/net-snmp4
description: An extendable SNMP implementation
maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: Use net-mgmt/net-snmp port instead
expiration date: 2009-07-01
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-mgmt&portname=net-snmp4
portname: net/mpd
description: Multi-link PPP daemon based on netgraph(4) [legacy
version]
maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: obsoleted, unsupported port. Use net/mpd4, net/mpd5
instead
expiration date: 2010-01-22
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=mpd
portname: net/plb
description: A high-performance HTTP load balancer
maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: broken; abandoned by author; use net/relayd or
www/nginx instead
expiration date: 2010-02-16
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/sparc64-errorlogs/e.7.20100211221842/plb-0.3_7.log.bz2 (_Dec_10_14:25:17_UTC_2009)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=plb
portname: sysutils/aaccli
description: Adaptec SCSI RAID administration tool
maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: see sysutils/arcconf instead, no longer maintained by
Adaptec
expiration date: 2010-05-11
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=aaccli
portname: textproc/isearch
description: Text Search Engine by CNIDR
maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: abandoned upstream, uses an obsolete version of GCC,
not used by any other port
expiration date: 2010-03-15
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=textproc&portname=isearch
portname: textproc/py-xmltools
description: High level XML tools for Python
maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: has been broken for 4 months
expiration date: 2010-01-08
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=textproc&portname=py-xmltools
portname: www/cheetah
description: GTK+ based light-weight web browser
maintainer: ports@FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: broken, unmaintained, development ceased in 2001
expiration date: 2010-03-14
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=cheetah
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