Re: git: 5a83e5118a3a - main - archivers/grzip: Update 0.3.0 => 0.3.1

From: Daniel Engberg <diizzy_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:02:37 UTC 
On 2026-02-26 22:57, Vladimir Druzenko wrote:
> 26.02.2026 23:03, Daniel Engberg пишет:
>>
>> On 2026-02-26 20:52, Vladimir Druzenko wrote:
>>> 26.02.2026 22:28, Daniel Engberg пишет:
>>>> On 2026-02-26 20:11, Vladimir Druzenko wrote:
>>>>> The branch main has been updated by vvd:
>>>>>
>>>>> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/? 
>>>>> id=5a83e5118a3a3c319d7236b1f281bba1dde50e64
>>>>>
>>>>> commit 5a83e5118a3a3c319d7236b1f281bba1dde50e64
>>>>> Author:     Chris Hutchinson <portmaster@bsdforge.com>
>>>>> AuthorDate: 2026-02-26 19:02:46 +0000
>>>>> Commit:     Vladimir Druzenko <vvd@FreeBSD.org>
>>>>> CommitDate: 2026-02-26 19:11:27 +0000
>>>>>
>>>>>      archivers/grzip: Update 0.3.0 => 0.3.1
>>>>>           Changelog:
>>>>> https://codeberg.org/BSDforge/grzip/src/tag/0.3.1/Changelog
>>>>>           Port changes:
>>>>>      - Move to Codeberg.
>>>>>      - Add NLS option.
>>>>>      - Use USES+=localbase instead of CFLAGS/LDFLAGS.
>>>>>      - Move plist from Makefile to pkg-plist - 11 files.
>>>>>      - Split long lines.
>>>>>      - Fix soname: libgrzip.so.0 instead of libgrzip.so.
>>>>>           PR:             293434
>>>>>      Co-authored-by: Vladimir Druzenko <vvd@FreeBSD.org>
>>>>> ---
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Why are we switching to a fork? Did someone attempt to contact 
>>>> upstream?
>>>> Did you review the changes and why does this warrant a repackaging?
>>>> https://codeberg.org/BSDforge/grzip/ 
>>>> commit/9aef3f63338fc6e597c5afe573b7264d4402ed0f looks questionable...
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>> Hello!
>>> What upstream are you talking about?
>>
>> Upstream as in last known author, Grebnov Ilya.
> Are you ready to look for him?
>>> You shouldn't have removed a part of the patch that's important for 
>>> this question:
>>>
>>>> -MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.ac-grenoble.fr/ge/compression/ \
>>>> -        https://BSDforge.com/projects/source/archivers/grzip/
>>>> +MASTER_SITES= https://codeberg.org/BSDforge/${PORTNAME}/archive/ 
>>>> ${DISTVERSION}${EXTRACT_SUFX}?dummy=/
>>> ftp://ftp.ac-grenoble.fr/ge/compression/ - not available and won't 
>>> even resolve.
>>> https://BSDforge.com/projects/source/archivers/grzip/ is Chris' host.
>>> He just uploaded sources from tarball from his site to Codeberg.
>>>
>>
>> Did you review the changes being made?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Daniel 
> 
> Yes. Nothing significant - just documentation.
> 
In that case revert this change as it adds various copyright claims and 
other changes. Please be careful when switching to forks.
https://codeberg.org/BSDforge/grzip/commit/9aef3f63338fc6e597c5afe573b7264d4402ed0f
..or probably even better retire the port. (See repology)

Best regards,
Daniel