As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of problems in the FreeBSD ports system, we periodically schedule removal of ports that have been judged to have outlived their usefulness. Often, this is due to a better alternative having become available and/or the cessation of development on the existing port. In some cases, ports are marked for removal because they fail to build and install correctly from their sources, or otherwise fail in operation.
The ports, and the reason and date that they have been scheduled for removal, are listed below. If no one has stepped forward before that time to propose a way to fix the problems (such as via a PR), the ports will be deleted. portname: databases/mysql-connector-java50 description: MySQL Connector/J: JDBC interface for MySQL maintainer: [email protected] deprecated because: Old version: please use databases/mysql-connector-java instead expiration date: 2010-02-20 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=databases&portname=mysql-connector-java50 portname: devel/p5-P4-Client description: P4::Client - Perl extension for the Perforce API maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 11 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=p5-P4-Client portname: devel/tavrasm description: Tom's AVR Assembler maintainer: [email protected] deprecated because: No longer maintained, use devel/avra instead expiration date: 2010-04-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=tavrasm portname: java/eclipse-emf description: Eclipse Modeling Framework maintainer: [email protected] deprecated because: This plugin can be installed from within eclipse via the updater expiration date: 2010-01-19 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=java&portname=eclipse-emf portname: java/eclipse-gef description: Graphical Editing Framework for the Eclipse IDE maintainer: [email protected] deprecated because: This plugin can be installed from within eclipse via the updater expiration date: 2010-01-19 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=java&portname=eclipse-gef portname: java/eclipse-v4all description: An Eclipse Plugin for Designing Java Swing & SWT GUIs maintainer: [email protected] deprecated because: Not useful with Eclipse 3.x expiration date: 2010-06-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=java&portname=eclipse-v4all portname: lang/mlton description: An optimizing Standard ML compiler maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 5 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=mlton portname: lang/ocamlduce description: Library to integrate XML features into OCaml maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 7 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=ocamlduce portname: math/octave-forge-ann description: Octave-forge package ann maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 3 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=math&portname=octave-forge-ann portname: math/octave-forge-fixed description: Octave-forge package fixed maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 3 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=math&portname=octave-forge-fixed portname: math/octave-forge-ftp description: Octave-forge package ftp maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 3 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=math&portname=octave-forge-ftp portname: math/octave-forge-graceplot description: Octave-forge package graceplot maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 3 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=math&portname=octave-forge-graceplot portname: math/octave-forge-parallel description: Octave-forge package parallel maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 3 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=math&portname=octave-forge-parallel portname: math/octave-forge-triangular description: Octave-forge package triangular maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 3 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=math&portname=octave-forge-triangular portname: math/octave-forge-vrml description: Octave-forge package vrml maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 3 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=math&portname=octave-forge-vrml portname: math/scilab description: A free Matlab clone by INRIA & ENPC maintainer: [email protected] deprecated because: unmaintained, many releases behind upstream (without anyone caring), broken nearly everywhere expiration date: 2009-11-21 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=math&portname=scilab portname: misc/ezload description: Firmware down/uploader for Cypress' EZ-USB chip maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: does not build with new USB stack in 8-STABLE expiration date: 2010-04-04 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=ezload portname: misc/gkrellmbgchg description: A plugin for GKrellM, which changes the desktop's background image maintainer: [email protected] deprecated because: use misc/gkrellmbgchg2 expiration date: 2010-01-31 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=gkrellmbgchg portname: multimedia/kbtv description: KDE TV viewer for FreeBSD maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: no longer under development by author expiration date: 2010-03-04 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=multimedia&portname=kbtv portname: net-mgmt/net-snmp4 description: An extendable SNMP implementation maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: Use net-mgmt/net-snmp port instead expiration date: 2009-07-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-mgmt&portname=net-snmp4 portname: net/csup description: A rewrite of the CVSup file updating client in C maintainer: [email protected] status: IGNORE deprecated because: is already included in base system of all supported releases expiration date: 2010-02-16 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=csup portname: net/mpd description: Multi-link PPP daemon based on netgraph(4) [legacy version] maintainer: [email protected] deprecated because: obsoleted, unsupported port. Use net/mpd4, net/mpd5 instead expiration date: 2010-01-22 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=mpd portname: net/plb description: A high-performance HTTP load balancer maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: broken; abandoned by author; use net/relayd or www/nginx instead expiration date: 2010-02-16 build errors: http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.6.20100103175137/plb-0.3_7.log.bz2 (_Dec__9_10:26:17_UTC_2009) overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=plb portname: russian/php_doc description: PHP documentation in HTML (outdated version) maintainer: [email protected] deprecated because: Support for the Russian translation of the PHP manual seems to have stopped expiration date: 2009-12-31 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=russian&portname=php_doc portname: security/shibboleth-sp description: C++ Shibboleth Service Provider (Internet2) for Apache maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 3 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.6.20090822221417/shibboleth-sp-1.3f.log (_Aug_23_08:43:04_UTC_2009) overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=security&portname=shibboleth-sp portname: sysutils/dtc description: A hosting web GUI for admin and accounting all hosting services maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 17 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=dtc portname: sysutils/ipmi-kmod description: Backport of ipmi driver from FreeBSD 7-CURRENT for FreeBSD 5.3 - 6.1 maintainer: [email protected] status: IGNORE deprecated because: in base system since 6.2-RELEASE expiration date: 2010-01-15 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=ipmi-kmod portname: textproc/py-xmltools description: High level XML tools for Python maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 4 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=textproc&portname=py-xmltools portname: www/rubygem-merb description: An MVC web application framework in ruby maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 5 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=rubygem-merb portname: www/zope-btreefolder2 description: Zope product that can store many items maintainer: [email protected] deprecated because: Included in Zope 2.8 and later expiration date: 2007-08-31 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=zope-btreefolder2 portname: x11-drivers/xf86-video-nsc description: X.Org nsc display driver maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 5 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-drivers&portname=xf86-video-nsc portname: x11-fm/velocity description: GNOME file and desktop manager maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 7 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-fm&portname=velocity portname: x11-toolkits/gtkada-gps description: GNOME Gtk2 Ada Binding maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 3 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-toolkits&portname=gtkada-gps portname: x11-toolkits/ruby-panelapplet description: Ruby binding for libpanel-applet maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: has been broken for 7 months expiration date: 2010-01-08 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-toolkits&portname=ruby-panelapplet portname: x11/chameleon description: Application for putting pictures or colors onto the root window maintainer: [email protected] status: BROKEN deprecated because: No longer under development, master site disappeared years ago expiration date: 2010-07-01 build errors: none. overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11&portname=chameleon _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
