cvs commit: ports/net/tptest Makefile

[Erik Trulsson]

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 01:10:02AM -0600, Mark Linimon wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 07:25:47AM +0100, Erik Trulsson wrote:
> > I disagree about it being deprecated.  The port is only partially superceded
> > by the online website.  Since the port includes both server and client
> > components it can be used to measure bandwidth between any two computers
> > that you control in addition to connecting to any 'official' servers.  The
> > online website is not as flexible (and it requires a flash-enabled
> > webbrowser too which as we all know is not so easily obtained on FreeBSD.)
> 
> Well, the previous maintainer claimed that it was way behind the last
> release, and also superceded.

Depends on how you view it.  There exist later versions of tptest, but those
are only for Windows or MacOS X.  The port is using the latest version of
the tptest sources that are available for standard Unix (including *BSD and
Linux.)  The online website mentioned only supercedes it for some of the
uses of the program, but certainly not for all.



>  If you want to become maintainer and
> work through the issues, please feel free to submit an update.  I was
> merely going by the commmit message.

Well, I don't think there are any real issues that need to be dealt with
(other than the deprecation itself.)
The port works fine as it is, is using the latest upstream version that
works on FreeBSD, and is considered useful by at least some people.

In short I would be perfectly content if you just back out the deprecation
and leave the port in the tree.



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Erik Trulsson
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