FreeBSD ports which are currently scheduled for deletion
linimon at FreeBSD.org
linimon at FreeBSD.org
Thu Dec 29 21:21:30 PST 2005
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, the ports will be
deleted.
The goal of this posting is to make this process much more visible
to the wider FreeBSD community.
portname: astro/gkrellmearth
description: A plugin for GKrellM that displays a rotating earth
maintainer: pat at FreeBSD.org
status: IGNORE
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=astro&portname=gkrellmearth
portname: audio/cd2mp3
description: Easy to use CD Ripping and MP3 Encoding tool
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: Unfetchable
expiration date: 2006-01-24
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=cd2mp3
portname: audio/mutemix
description: Adjusts a mixer
maintainer: trevor at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=mutemix
portname: audio/mziq
description: A Perl frontend to mpg123
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=mziq
portname: audio/radio
description: Radio over the Internet
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=radio
portname: audio/sbagen
description: A sequenced binaural wave generator
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: IGNORE
deprecated because: 1.0.8 is the 2000 version, 1.4.3 is current. Please
send patches or take maintainership!
expiration date: 2006-03-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=sbagen
portname: audio/xmms-cdparanoia
description: Cdparanoia plugin for XMMS
maintainer: dyeske at yahoo.com
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-01-08
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=xmms-cdparanoia
portname: biology/L-Breeder
description: Allows you to display and breed L-system forms
maintainer: dyeske at yahoo.com
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=biology&portname=L-Breeder
portname: biology/chemeq
description: Outputs LaTeX code for chemical reaction
maintainer: rmiya at cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=biology&portname=chemeq
portname: biology/deft
description: Density functional molecular orbital calculation
maintainer: rmiya at cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=biology&portname=deft
portname: biology/flip
description: Flip is used to find/translate orfs
maintainer: tonym at biolateral.com.au
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=biology&portname=flip
portname: chinese/MT
description: Web-based personal publishing system like weblogs
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: IGNORE
deprecated because: does not work with MT3
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=MT
portname: chinese/cdict5
description: Chinese-English / English-Chinese dictionary
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: IGNORE
deprecated because: cdict5-file.tgz does not exist anymore
expiration date: 2005-12-29
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=cdict5
portname: chinese/chinput2
description: Another Chinese GB2312 and Big5 X11 input server
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=chinput2
portname: chinese/ve
description: NTHU-CS Maple BBS 2.36 BBS-like editor
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=ve
portname: chinese/wangttf
description: Many Chinese Big5 TrueType fonts, made by Dr.
Hann-Tzong Wang
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by
author"
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=wangttf
portname: comms/qtpcr
description: Software that controls the ICOM PCR-1000 Receiver
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=comms&portname=qtpcr
portname: comms/vpb2
description: User mode API for Voicetronix 4 port analog DSP
telephony cards
maintainer: dyfet at gnu.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=comms&portname=vpb2
portname: databases/gnats
description: Cygnus GNATS bug tracking system
maintainer: ceri at FreeBSD.org
status: FORBIDDEN
deprecated because: Security issues
expiration date: 2004-08-20
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=databases&portname=gnats
portname: deskutils/gdesklets-ltvariations
description: A collection of sensors and displays
maintainer: tdb at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Project is dead and unfetchable since 2004
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=deskutils&portname=gdesklets-ltvariations
portname: deskutils/journal
description: Journal is a tool for replacing the traditional
text-based diary
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=deskutils&portname=journal
portname: devel/cvspadm
description: Tool for CVS pserver user administration
maintainer: petef at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=cvspadm
portname: devel/decompyle
description: Python byte-code decompiler
maintainer: perky at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=decompyle
portname: devel/libzt
description: Collection of utility code for C application/server
development
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/sparc64-errorlogs/e.5.2005042909/libzt-1.0.2.log (Dec 30 01:02:18 UTC 2005)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=libzt
portname: devel/py-ansistyle
description: Add ANSI color capability to output streams
maintainer: whitekid at gmail.com
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: this ports was deprecated. please use devel/py-ll-core
expiration date: 2005-12-29
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.5.2005042501/py24-ansistyle-0.6.1.log (Oct 31 02:49:35 UTC 2005)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=py-ansistyle
portname: devel/py-ll-url
description: RFC2396 implementation of URLs and file like classes
for URLs
maintainer: whitekid at gmail.com
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: this ports was deprecated. please use devel/py-ll-core
expiration date: 2005-12-29
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.5.2005042501/py24-ll-url-0.15.1.log (Oct 31 02:49:22 UTC 2005)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=py-ll-url
portname: devel/py-wsdllib
description: A library for using and manipulating WSDL files using
Python
maintainer: mi at aldan.algebra.com
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: Unfetchable
expiration date: 2006-01-07
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=py-wsdllib
portname: devel/ruby-mock
description: An RUnit extention that makes it very easy to
implement Mock Objects
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-01-10
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=ruby-mock
portname: devel/ruby-nodedump
description: Displays the internal structure of a parsed Ruby
program
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: IGNORE
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-01-10
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=ruby-nodedump
portname: editors/custom-emacs
description: The Custom Library for emacs
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite dissapeared; abandoned software for
obsolete emacs version
expiration date: 2006-01-24
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=custom-emacs
portname: finance/emma
description: A personal finance manager for Gnome
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-01-28
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=finance&portname=emma
portname: ftp/IglooFTP
description: Easy to use FTP client for X Window System
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: IGNORE
deprecated because: crashes at startup
expiration date: 2006-02-04
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=ftp&portname=IglooFTP
portname: ftp/emirror
description: A full features FTP-mirroring software with nice
logfiles
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: IGNORE
deprecated because: Doesn't work (see ports/83546)
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=ftp&portname=emirror
portname: ftp/ftp4all
description: Advanced ftp-daemon
maintainer: alexs at snark.rinet.ru
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-01-28
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=ftp&portname=ftp4all
portname: ftp/ftpsearch
description: A system for indexing contents on ftp servers
maintainer: Tor.Egge at idi.ntnu.no
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-01-30
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=ftp&portname=ftpsearch
portname: games/civ2demo
description: The free demo of Civilization: Call to Power
maintainer: jameso at elwood.net
deprecated because: Tarball is unfetchable since 2001
expiration date: 2006-02-17
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=civ2demo
portname: games/duke3d
description: Icculus Duke Nukem 3D port for various Operating
Systems
maintainer: arundel at h3c.de
deprecated because: Master site disappeared, no longer maintained by
author
expiration date: 2006-03-18
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=duke3d
portname: games/gleyes
description: GLUT version of Xeyes
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-01-06
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=gleyes
portname: games/hlserver-tsc
description: Half-Life mod Counter-Strike with TSC modifications
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-02-13
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=hlserver-tsc
portname: games/virt
description: Game and keyboard teacher in one. Enjoy it!
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-02-15
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=virt
portname: games/xgalaga
description: Galaga resurrected on X
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-02-15
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=xgalaga
portname: games/xgolgo
description: Watches what you are doing and whether you're hostile
or not
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-02-15
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=xgolgo
portname: games/xshipwars-client
description: Hardcore Internet space combat/economy game resembling
EV on crack!
maintainer: troll at digitalspark.net
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-02-16
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=xshipwars-client
portname: graphics/animabob
description: Interactive 3D volume renderer
maintainer: ip at doom.homeunix.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-02-16
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=animabob
portname: graphics/deep_zoom
description: Generate very highly zoomed fractals
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-02-16
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/ia64-errorlogs/e.5.2005040113/deep_zoom-0.3_2.log (Jul 9 22:32:26 UTC 2005)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=deep_zoom
portname: graphics/libgrass5
description: Library of functions from the GRASS GIS application
for use by non-GRASS programs
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-02-22
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=libgrass5
portname: graphics/smoke
description: Vector graphics OpenGL renderer
maintainer: ip at doom.homeunix.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-02-28
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=smoke
portname: graphics/vid
description: Grab images from USB Cameras using the OV511 and
OV511+ chipset
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-02-28
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=vid
portname: japanese/gn-gnspool
description: Simple Japanese Newsreader with Local Spool Support
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: Unfetchable
expiration date: 2006-01-26
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=gn-gnspool
portname: lang/m3gdb
description: The GNU debugger with support for Modula-3
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: does not build on recent releases
expiration date: 2006-01-26
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=m3gdb
portname: mail/yadda
description: Yet Another Damn Delivery Agent
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=mail&portname=yadda
portname: misc/gkrellmaflag
description: A GKrellM Plugin that displays a waving American flag
maintainer: pat at FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared
expiration date: 2005-12-11
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=gkrellmaflag
portname: misc/tvguide
description: Perl script to pretty-print TV Guide listings from
www.tvguide.com
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: Disappeared off the net
expiration date: 2006-01-26
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.7.2005112106/tvguide-1.6.1_1.log (Nov 22 11:46:52 UTC 2005)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=tvguide
portname: misc/wmproxyper
description: Displays Distributed.net Personal Proxy current status
and progress
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2005-12-31
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=wmproxyper
portname: net/4g8
description: 4g8 is a tool that allows you to capture traffic
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: no longer actively maintained, author suggests
ettercap instead
expiration date: 2006-01-12
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=4g8
portname: print/acroread
description: View, distribute and print PDF documents
maintainer: trevor at FreeBSD.org
status: FORBIDDEN
deprecated because: outdated and has multiple security bugs; use version 7
instead
expiration date: 2006-01-03
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=print&portname=acroread
portname: science/glens
description: OpenGL gravitational lens simulator
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: no longer available from mastersite
expiration date: 2006-01-25
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=science&portname=glens
portname: sysutils/pyfind
description: A file-find utility for Gnome loosely modeled after
the Windoze utility
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: unfetchable -- needs version update
expiration date: 2006-01-27
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=pyfind
portname: sysutils/stat
description: Print inode contents
maintainer: wosch at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Buggy, use stat(1) from base
expiration date: 2006-03-20
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=stat
portname: www/adzap2squirm
description: Use and update adzap patterns with squirm
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: Unfetchable
expiration date: 2006-01-26
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=adzap2squirm
portname: www/amyc
description: Display the contents of your Netscape cache
maintainer: petef at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: no longer being actively developed
expiration date: 2006-01-24
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=amyc
portname: www/gnuinfo
description: CGI program to convert GNU .info files into html
maintainer: nox at jelal.kn-bremen.de
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared
expiration date: 2006-01-24
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=gnuinfo
portname: www/mdw
description: A utility to check the MD5 sum of a webpage
maintainer: petef at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: no longer maintained by author
expiration date: 2006-01-24
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=mdw
portname: www/p5-Bundle-Catalyst
description: A Bundle to install most of the Catalyst modules
maintainer: lars at balker.dk
deprecated because: Replaced by www/p5-Task-Catalyst
expiration date: 2005-02-08
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=p5-Bundle-Catalyst
portname: x11-clocks/gdesklets-praytime
description: Display muslim prayer times on your desktop
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: no longer available from mastersite
expiration date: 2006-01-26
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-clocks&portname=gdesklets-praytime
portname: x11/fspanel
description: Tiny panel listing opened windows for gnome-compliant
WM
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared -- consider using fbpanel
instead
expiration date: 2006-01-25
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11&portname=fspanel
portname: x11/gyroscope
description: HTML color picker written using GTK
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: no longer available on mastersite
expiration date: 2006-01-26
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11&portname=gyroscope
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