commit:     f1a7f5d4655fb4d3a006da48fc9a8633cf2f8bf8
Author:     Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Fri Oct  7 16:45:03 2022 +0000
Commit:     Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Fri Oct  7 16:45:41 2022 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=f1a7f5d4

profiles: last-rite media-sound/rplay

As said in mask message, it's okay until you get to a lot of
the async junk. Please don't bother wasting your time on fixing
this, I spent a day on it and regret it, and still didn't finish it.

Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/731070
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/802108
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/875164
Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org>

 profiles/package.mask | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index 57ae3c6ba876..8c2cd9f81a8f 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@
 
 #--- END OF EXAMPLES ---
 
+# Sam James <[email protected]> (2022-10-07)
+# Ancient K&R C codebase which fails to compile with modern Clang; surface
+# level fixes are doable, but then get into various dangerous constructs
+# in the async code which is non-trivial to port to modern compilers.
+# bug #731070, bug #802108, bug #875164.
+# Use media-sound/mpd if looking for a modern alternative. Removal on 
2022-11-07.
+media-sound/rplay
+
 # Mike Gilbert <[email protected]> (2022-10-05)
 # Implements the obsolete BOOTP protocol; use DHCP instead.
 # No activity upstream for over two decades.

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