Bug 197158 - net/xrdesktop [HEADS UP] EOL 2015-02-30
Summary: net/xrdesktop [HEADS UP] EOL 2015-02-30
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Ports & Packages
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Individual Port(s) (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: --- Affects Many People
Assignee: Guido Falsi
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on: 197157
Blocks:
  Show dependency tree / graph
 
Reported: 2015-01-28 22:47 UTC by Chris Hutchinson
Modified: 2015-02-02 07:00 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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svn diff for net/xrdesktop (1.02 KB, patch)
2015-01-28 22:47 UTC, Chris Hutchinson 		no flags Details | Diff
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Description Chris Hutchinson 2015-01-28 22:47:55 UTC 
Created attachment 152318 [details]
svn diff for net/xrdesktop

net/xrdesktop has been fairly unmaintained, as is the currently
listed WWW -- domain expired 2 weeks ago, and is now a 403 to
godaddy. As a result, a new GTK2 version has been created to
replace it: net/xrdesktop2
(https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=197157)
This version is more modern, and is actively developed, and
maintained.

As a result; This is a proposal to EOL net/xrdesktop on 2015-02-30
or before, should that seem a better choice.

Please find attached, an svn diff that accommodates this,
and provides an alternative.

Thank you for all your time, and consideration.

--Chris
Comment 1 Guido Falsi freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2015-02-01 10:18:02 UTC 
Please note that 2015-02-30 is an impossible date.

I'll make it 2015-02-28, the last day of the month.
Comment 2 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2015-02-01 11:12:07 UTC 
A commit references this bug:

Author: madpilot
Date: Sun Feb  1 11:11:47 UTC 2015
New revision: 378239
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/378239

Log:
  Deprecate net/xrdesktop:

  Upstream disappeared and software has been unmaintained for years.

  Please use the drop-in replacement net/xrdesktop2 instead.

  PR:		197158
  Submitted by:	Chris Hutchinson <portmaster@bsdforge.com>

Changes:
  head/net/xrdesktop/Makefile
Comment 3 Guido Falsi freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2015-02-01 11:12:48 UTC 
Done.

I did not tough the pkg-descr file, since this isn't standard practice. The deprecated notice will be displayed to anyone trying to install the port or package anyway.

I also added conflicts with the new net/xrdesktop2 port.
Comment 4 Chris Hutchinson 2015-02-02 07:00:17 UTC 
(In reply to Guido Falsi from comment #1)
Ugh, of course. Sorry.

--Chris