Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:52:40 -0500 From: Kyle Evans <kevans@freebsd.org> To: "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <arch@freebsd.org> Subject: PicoBSD Build Scripts Message-ID: <CACNAnaGQ6cxLiT5VAxEL%2BfLG9b8moqmwLnaC1xm2OygT3r=mTg@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, A PR[0] has recently surfaced pertaining to the PicoBSD build scripts (see: picobsd(8), ^/release/picobsd) and how they fail to produce usable output by default. Some further investigation revealed that the build script is actually pretty broken, and has to have been for at least a couple of years... see comment #2 on the referenced PR. Because of this and that it hasn't seen much active maintenance (mostly drive-by mechanical changes, from what I can tell) for years, I'd like to propose deprecation and removal of the PicoBSD build scripts. The bits at ^/release/picobsd/tinyware can likely be moved to the ^/tools hierarchy, as they might be independently useful. Specifically, I propose a soft deadline of October 31st for removal; if someone comes forward with patches or an interest in working on it, nothing will be removed at this time. I further propose a hard deadline of December 31st for removal without patches posted to address the various issue. I'll happily review any patches that come across my virtual desk. Thoughts/comments/concerns? Thanks, Kyle Evans [0] https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=240506
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