Bug 277297 - irc/pircbot: Consider deprecation and move to pircbotx
Summary: irc/pircbot: Consider deprecation and move to pircbotx
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Ports & Packages
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Individual Port(s) (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: --- Affects Only Me
Assignee: Tim Bishop
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Reported: 2024-02-25 11:53 UTC by Daniel Engberg
Modified: 2024-03-17 14:13 UTC (History)
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Description Daniel Engberg freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-02-25 11:53:26 UTC 
Hi,

Please consider deprecation of this port as it hasn't been active development in years and most of not efforts seems to have gone into pircbotx.

https://github.com/pircbotx/pircbotx

Best regards,
Daniel
Comment 1 Daniel Engberg freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-03-17 09:44:57 UTC 
Any objects? I'll deprecate the port and set an expiration date at the end of next week otherwise
Comment 2 Tim Bishop freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-03-17 10:51:59 UTC 
Please go ahead an deprecate. Thanks.
Comment 3 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-03-17 13:03:57 UTC 
A commit in branch main references this bug:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=5b2a636773a03add6f099fe83df61a2aed80303a

commit 5b2a636773a03add6f099fe83df61a2aed80303a
Author:     Daniel Engberg <diizzy@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2024-03-17 11:13:52 +0000
Commit:     Daniel Engberg <diizzy@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2024-03-17 13:02:56 +0000

    irc/pircbot: Deprecate and set expiration date to 2024-03-31

    Abandoned upstream, last release in 2009 and superseded by pircbotx
    located here https://github.com/pircbotx/pircbotx

    PR:             277297
    Reviewed by:    tdb (maintainer)

 irc/pircbot/Makefile | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
Comment 4 Daniel Engberg freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2024-03-17 14:13:21 UTC 
Thanks!