Bug 216313

Summary: x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev: remove useless driver (Linux framebuffer)
Product: Ports & Packages Reporter: Matthew Rezny <rezny>
Component: Individual Port(s)Assignee: freebsd-x11 (Nobody) <x11>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Some People Flags: bugzilla: maintainer-feedback? (x11)
Priority: ---    
Version: Latest   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   
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Description Matthew Rezny freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-01-20 14:08:08 UTC
Created attachment 179136 [details]
remove x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev

The fbdev driver is only for Linux framebuffer. We have scfb for console/framebuffer output. This driver could never be used so it should not be in ports. It should be removed same as xf86-video-tga (Alpha TGA gfx) and xf86-video-newport (SGI Indy Newport gfx) were previously purged.
Comment 1 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-01-22 22:30:28 UTC
A commit references this bug:

Author: bapt
Date: Sun Jan 22 22:30:17 UTC 2017
New revision: 432171
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/432171

Log:
  x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev: remove useless driver (Linux framebuffer)

  PR:		216313
  Submitted by:	matthew@reztek.cz

Changes:
  head/MOVED
  head/x11-drivers/Makefile
  head/x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev/