FreeBSD ports which are currently scheduled for deletion

Tue Apr 18 06:53:47 UTC 2006

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:           devel/gnu-libtool
description:        Generic shared library support script (GNU unmodified)
maintainer:         ade at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: devel/libtool15 is now stock and should be used
                    instead
expiration date:    2006-06-01
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=gnu-libtool

portname:           math/vecfem
description:        Program to solve non-linear boundary value problems
maintainer:         ralf at akk.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date:    2006-05-15
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=math&portname=vecfem

portname:           multimedia/splitmpg
description:        Splits an ISO 11172-1 into its components
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, no longer maintained by author
expiration date:    2006-05-25
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=multimedia&portname=splitmpg

portname:           multimedia/xmps-opendivx-plugin
description:        xmps plugin using OpenDivX decoding engine from
                    Project Mayo
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: mastersite disappeared, Project Mayo is now part of
                    DivX.com
expiration date:    2006-05-28
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=multimedia&portname=xmps-opendivx-plugin

portname:           net-im/gaim-bangexec
description:        Command interpreter plugin for gaim
maintainer:         kruptos at mlinux.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: The author has taken down his site and has ceased
                    developing this program
expiration date:    2006-07-01
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-im&portname=gaim-bangexec

portname:           net-im/gaim-ignorance
description:        Adds filtering capabilities to gaim
maintainer:         kruptos at mlinux.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: The author has taken down his site and has ceased
                    developing this program
expiration date:    2006-07-01
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-im&portname=gaim-ignorance

portname:           net-im/jabber
description:        Online presence and instant messaging server
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: fd_set -- bitmap index overflow in multiple
                    applications.
expiration date:    2006-07-01
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-im&portname=jabber

portname:           net/opengk
description:        Equivalence's H323 GateKeeper for OpenH323 OhPhone and
                    NetMeeting
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: Latest version is from 2003-02-03. Use net/gatekeeper
                    instead
expiration date:    2006-07-01
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/sparc64-errorlogs/e.7.2006012302/opengk-1.3.3_2.log (Feb 22 13:20:02 UTC 2006)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=opengk

portname:           sysutils/sge53
description:        Sun Grid Engine, a batch queueing system
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: SGE 5.3 is no longer maintained.  Please consider
                    sysutils/sge instead
expiration date:    2006-05-01
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.7.2006011605/sge-5.3.6.20040330_1.log (Mar 21 21:40:18 UTC 2006)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=sge53

portname:           textproc/xml4j
description:        XML for Java parser
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: it has been replaced by textproc/xerces-j 8 years ago
expiration date:    2006-07-01
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=textproc&portname=xml4j

portname:           x11-wm/aewm++
description:        The C++ version of aewm
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: The project is dead, a fork exists: xaewm
expiration date:    2006-07-01
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-wm&portname=aewm%2B%2B

portname:           x11/xfedor
description:        A .bdf fonts/.xbm bitmaps/.xpm colored pixmaps/mouse
                    cursor editor
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: old, old, old, unmaintained, no usable MASTER_SITES
expiration date:    2006-05-22
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11&portname=xfedor