Bug 276644 - misc/buffer: time to deprecate?
Summary: misc/buffer: time to deprecate?
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Ports & Packages
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Individual Port(s) (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
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Assignee: Alan Somers
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Reported: 2024-01-26 15:57 UTC by Alan Somers
Modified: 2024-03-07 23:06 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Deprecate the port (433 bytes, patch)
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Description Alan Somers freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-01-26 15:57:09 UTC 
Created attachment 247987 [details]
Deprecate the port

At work, this program recently started to fail with EFAULT, probably due to a change elsewhere in the pipeline.  Rather than fix it, we just switched to misc/mbuffer.  mbuffer has the advantage of a working website, and has been updated more recently than 1995.  Is it time to deprecate misc/buffer in favor of misc/mbuffer ?
Comment 1 Daniel Engberg freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-01-26 19:29:25 UTC 
If it fails to run and no upstream, sure go ahead. Deprecate and set expiration date
Comment 2 Alan Somers freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-01-26 20:42:52 UTC 
Well, it doesn't fail to run in every case.  But it fails in our particular case, and I see no advantage over mbuffer.
Comment 3 Fernando Apesteguía freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-01-28 17:33:54 UTC 
^Triage: reporter is committer, assign accordingly.
Comment 4 Alan Somers freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-03-07 22:30:19 UTC 
(In reply to Daniel Engberg from comment #1)
What would be a good expiration date to choose?
Comment 5 Daniel Engberg freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-03-07 22:32:56 UTC 
End of this month will be fine unless you want to do it sooner, 2 weeks minimum is what I'd recommend though.
Comment 6 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-03-07 22:57:39 UTC 
A commit in branch main references this bug:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=4fd03fa24576078b0499c262234de9555a2520ac

commit 4fd03fa24576078b0499c262234de9555a2520ac
Author:     Alan Somers <asomers@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2024-03-07 22:52:37 +0000
Commit:     Alan Somers <asomers@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2024-03-07 22:57:07 +0000

    misc/buffer: deprecate

    It's had no upstream since 1995, it sometimes fails with EFAULT, and it
    can be adequately replaced by misc/mbuffer.

    PR:             276644
    Approved by:    diizzy (ports)
    Sponsored by:   Axcient

 misc/buffer/Makefile | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)