Bug 291015 - x11-fonts/webfonts: Stale message
Summary: x11-fonts/webfonts: Stale message
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: Jimmy Olgeni
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Reported: 2025-11-14 15:39 UTC by Alexander Ziaee
Modified: 2025-12-04 22:04 UTC (History)
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Description Alexander Ziaee freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2025-11-14 15:39:12 UTC 
The note provided instructions on using the X11 FreeType module, which does not exist, having been superseded by libxft for almost two decades.

I have a patch open to remove this here:

https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53565
Comment 1 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2025-12-04 22:02:25 UTC 
A commit in branch main references this bug:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=021f96a55a5e3b12d89f3479c51e050f4a8391ed

commit 021f96a55a5e3b12d89f3479c51e050f4a8391ed
Author:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-12-04 21:56:59 +0000
Commit:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-12-04 22:01:27 +0000

    x11-fonts/webfonts: Remove stale pkg message

    The note provided instructions on using the X11 FreeType module, which
    does not exist, having been superseded by libxft built into xorg-server
    for almost two decades.

    PR:                     291015
    Approved by:            maintainer timeout
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53565

 x11-fonts/webfonts/files/pkg-message.in | 16 +---------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-)