FreeBSD ports that you maintain which are currently marked broken

linimon at FreeBSD.org linimon at FreeBSD.org
Sat Nov 26 22:04:43 GMT 2005


Dear FreeBSD port maintainer:

As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of problems in the
FreeBSD ports system, we are attempting to notify maintainers of
ports that are marked as "broken" in their Makefiles.  In many cases
these ports are failing to compile on some subset of the FreeBSD
build environments.  The most common problem is that recent versions
of -CURRENT include gcc3.4, which is much stricter about such things
as function declarations, literal strings constants that continue
over several physical lines, and forcing the deprecation of antique
header files such as varargs.h (we should now be using stdargs.h).

The next most common problem is that compiles succeed on the i386
architecture (e.g. the common Intel PC), but fail on one or more of
the other architectures due to assumptions about things such as size
of various types, byte-alignment issues, and so forth.

In occasional cases we see that the same port may have different
errors in different build environments.  The script that runs on the
build cluster uses heuristics to try to 'guess' the error type to
help you isolate problems, but it is only a rough guide.

If you need help in one or more build environments that you do not
have access to, please ask for help on the freebsd-ports mailing
list.

One more note: on occasion, there are transient build errors seen
on the build farm.  Unfortunately, there is not yet any way for this
algorithm to tell the difference (humans are much, much better at
this kind of thing.)

The errors are listed below.  In the case where the same
problem exists on more than one build environment, the URL points
to the latest errorlog for that type.  (By 'build environment'
here we mean 'combination of 4.x/5.x/6.x with target architecture'.)

(Note: the dates are included to help you to gauge whether or not
the error still applies to the latest version.  The program
that generates this report is not yet able to determine this
automatically.)

portname:           archivers/rvm
broken because:     Configure script attempts to allocate an infinite
                    amount of memory to see what happens when it runs out
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=archivers&portname=rvm


portname:           audio/Maaate
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=Maaate


portname:           audio/cd2mp3
broken because:     Unfetchable
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=cd2mp3


portname:           biology/molden
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=biology&portname=molden


portname:           chinese/gbfs
broken because:     fails to patch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=gbfs


portname:           chinese/xemacs
broken because:     Configure fails on i386 and ia64
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/ia64-errorlogs/e.7.2005100603/zh-xemacs-20.4_2.log (Oct 31 16:11:06 UTC 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=xemacs


portname:           databases/p5-GDBM
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=databases&portname=p5-GDBM


portname:           deskutils/gtimer
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=deskutils&portname=gtimer


portname:           deskutils/xrolo
broken because:     Does not build on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=deskutils&portname=xrolo


portname:           devel/clint
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=clint


portname:           devel/colorer
broken because:     Does not build
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=colorer


portname:           devel/cproto
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=cproto


portname:           devel/ixlib
broken because:     Does not compile on !i386 or on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=ixlib


portname:           devel/libsigcx
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=libsigcx


portname:           devel/ruby-rudl
broken because:     Checksum mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=ruby-rudl


portname:           editors/emacs19
broken because:     invalid packing list
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=emacs19


portname:           games/freedoko
broken because:     Requires update for gtkmm 2.8
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=freedoko


portname:           games/nil
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=nil


portname:           graphics/EZWGL
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=EZWGL


portname:           graphics/nurbs++
broken because:     Does not compile with gcc 3.4.2
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=nurbs%2B%2B


portname:           graphics/robot
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=robot


portname:           graphics/sam2p
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=sam2p


portname:           graphics/svg2swf
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/sparc64-errorlogs/e.5.2005042909/svg2swf-0.1.3.log (Oct  9 07:08:59 UTC 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=svg2swf


portname:           graphics/teddy
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=teddy


portname:           irc/xchat-mircryption
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=irc&portname=xchat-mircryption


portname:           japanese/balsa
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=balsa


portname:           japanese/edict-utf-8
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=edict-utf-8


portname:           japanese/gn-gnspool
broken because:     Unfetchable
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=gn-gnspool


portname:           japanese/gnomelibs
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD 700002
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=gnomelibs


portname:           japanese/tkdesk
broken because:     mastersite disappeared
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=tkdesk


portname:           java/janosvm
broken because:     Fails to link
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=java&portname=janosvm


portname:           lang/Sather
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD 700002
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=Sather


portname:           lang/egcs
broken because:     Does not compile (bad C++ code)
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=egcs


portname:           lang/gcc30
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=gcc30


portname:           lang/glibstdc++28
broken because:     Does not compile (bad C++ code)
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=glibstdc%2B%2B28


portname:           lang/nawk
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=nawk


portname:           lang/quack
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=quack


portname:           lang/rscheme
broken because:     Coredump during build
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=rscheme


portname:           lang/tensile
broken because:     Coredump during build on FreeBSD >= 6.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=tensile


portname:           misc/chord2html
broken because:     mastersite disappeared
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/sparc64-errorlogs/e.5.2005042909/chord2html-1.3.log (Oct  9 01:47:00 UTC 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=chord2html


portname:           misc/earthview
broken because:     mastersite disappeared
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=earthview


portname:           misc/goblin
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=goblin


portname:           misc/linux-edonkey-tool-list
broken because:     mastersite disappeared
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=linux-edonkey-tool-list


portname:           misc/linux-edonkey-tool-recovermet
broken because:     mastersite disappeared
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=linux-edonkey-tool-recovermet


portname:           misc/tvguide
broken because:     Unfetchable
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.7.2005111923/tvguide-1.6.1_1.log (Nov 22 08:33:48 UTC 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=tvguide


portname:           misc/wmmand
broken because:     mastersite disappeared
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=wmmand


portname:           multimedia/xmms-avi
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=multimedia&portname=xmms-avi


portname:           net-mgmt/sting
broken because:     Does not work with ipfw2
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-mgmt&portname=sting


portname:           net/arla
broken because:     does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=arla


portname:           net/cnet
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/ia64-errorlogs/e.5.2005040113/cnet-2.0.9.log (Jul 11 23:11:36 UTC 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=cnet


portname:           net/cphone
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=cphone


portname:           net/thcrut
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=thcrut


portname:           news/PicMonger
broken because:     Does not compile (bad C++ code)
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=news&portname=PicMonger


portname:           palm/prc-tools
broken because:     Does not build on FreeBSD >= 7.0
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=palm&portname=prc-tools


portname:           print/lilypond
broken because:     Does not compile on FreeBSD >= 5.x
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.4.2005092302/lilypond-2.2.2.log (Nov 23 20:01:56 GMT 2005)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=print&portname=lilypond


portname:           russian/mtc
broken because:     mastersite disappeared
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=russian&portname=mtc


portname:           security/nikto
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=security&portname=nikto


portname:           sysutils/dt
broken because:     Size mismatch
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=dt


portname:           sysutils/ffsrecov
broken because:     Incompatible with UFS2 header files
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=ffsrecov


portname:           sysutils/xperfmon3
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=xperfmon3


portname:           textproc/libhtmlparse
broken because:     mastersite disappeared
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=textproc&portname=libhtmlparse


portname:           www/adzap2squirm
broken because:     Unfetchable
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=adzap2squirm


portname:           www/p5-Apache-PageKit
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=p5-Apache-PageKit


portname:           www/rt3-elixus
broken because:     Install fails
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=rt3-elixus


portname:           x11-toolkits/v
broken because:     Does not compile (bad C++ code)
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-toolkits&portname=v


portname:           x11/props
broken because:     Does not compile
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11&portname=props


If these errors are ones that you are already aware of, please
accept our apologies and ignore this message.  On the other hand, if
you no longer wish to maintain this port (or ports), please reply
with a message stating that, and accept our thanks for your efforts
in the past.

Every effort has been made to make sure that these error reports
really do correspond to a port that you maintain.  However, due to
the fact that this is an automated process, it may indeed generate
false matches.  If one of these errors fits that description,
please forward this email to the author of this software, Mark
Linimon <linimon at FreeBSD.org>, so that he can attempt to fix the
problem in the future.

Thanks for your efforts to help improve FreeBSD.


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