git: 4fd03fa24576 - main - misc/buffer: deprecate
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Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:57:34 UTC
The branch main has been updated by asomers:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=4fd03fa24576078b0499c262234de9555a2520ac
commit 4fd03fa24576078b0499c262234de9555a2520ac
Author: Alan Somers <asomers@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2024-03-07 22:52:37 +0000
Commit: Alan Somers <asomers@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2024-03-07 22:57:07 +0000
misc/buffer: deprecate
It's had no upstream since 1995, it sometimes fails with EFAULT, and it
can be adequately replaced by misc/mbuffer.
PR: 276644
Approved by: diizzy (ports)
Sponsored by: Axcient
---
misc/buffer/Makefile | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/misc/buffer/Makefile b/misc/buffer/Makefile
index e04fafd42ec7..a36739118dc4 100644
--- a/misc/buffer/Makefile
+++ b/misc/buffer/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ MASTER_SITES= GENTOO \
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
COMMENT= Buffer sporadic I/O for faster tape and pipe throughput
+DEPRECATED= No upstream updates since 1995. Switch to misc/mbuffer
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2024-03-31
+
USES= tar:tgz
PLIST_FILES= bin/buffer \
share/man/man1/buffer.1.gz