From nobody Mon Jun 23 14:14:45 2025 X-Original-To: dev-commits-ports-main@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4bQqpn3d8Dz60NlF; Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:14:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fuz@fuz.su) Received: from fuz.su (fuz.su [IPv6:2001:41d0:8:e508::1]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "fuz.su", Issuer "fuz.su" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4bQqpn0YNnz3R6t; Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:14:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fuz@fuz.su) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from fuz.su (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fuz.su (8.18.1/8.18.1) with ESMTPS id 55NEEjwg026301 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:14:45 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from fuz@fuz.su) Received: (from fuz@localhost) by fuz.su (8.18.1/8.18.1/Submit) id 55NEEjbj026300; Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:14:45 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from fuz) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:14:45 +0200 From: Robert Clausecker To: Andriy Gapon Cc: ports-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-ports-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-ports-main@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: 1fc26d9baa11 - main - sysutils/memtest86+: deprecate the port and set expiration date Message-ID: References: <202506230945.55N9jM6b094934@gitrepo.freebsd.org> List-Id: Commits to the main branch of the FreeBSD ports repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-ports-main List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: dev-commits-ports-main@freebsd.org Sender: owner-dev-commits-ports-main@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4bQqpn0YNnz3R6t X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:16276, ipnet:2001:41d0::/32, country:FR] Hi Andriy, Am Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 03:40:36PM +0300 schrieb Andriy Gapon: > On 23/06/2025 13:51, Robert Clausecker wrote: > > Hi Andriy, > > > > Am Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 09:45:22AM +0000 schrieb Andriy Gapon: > > > The branch main has been updated by avg: > > > > > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=1fc26d9baa115e811031a762a2a0109e7dc28c07 > > > > > > commit 1fc26d9baa115e811031a762a2a0109e7dc28c07 > > > Author: Andriy Gapon > > > AuthorDate: 2025-06-23 09:34:46 +0000 > > > Commit: Andriy Gapon > > > CommitDate: 2025-06-23 09:44:57 +0000 > > > > > > sysutils/memtest86+: deprecate the port and set expiration date > > > The crown jewel of the port, an ELF binary that could be booted by > > > FreeBSD BIOS boot-chain, has been broken for a long while now. > > > Besides, most systems use EFI boot now and the EFI binary available from > > > the upstream can be used on those systems. > > > Also, many systems based on coreboot provide built-in memtest86+. > > > So, the port no longer serves any useful purpose. > > > > It would still be useful to have that EFI binary shipped. Could the > > port perhaps be adapted for this purpose? > > I am not sure if it's worthwhile to have a port / package for something as > trivial as following a download link to, e.g., > https://www.memtest.org/download/v7.20/mt86plus_7.20.binaries.zip from > memtest86+ main page. > Installing / updating memtest64.efi in the EFI partition would probably have > to be a manual step outside of the port's scope. Configuring a boot entry > for it seems to be even more machine / site specific. Hm yes, I do kind of see the point. Yours, Robert Clausecker -- () ascii ribbon campaign - for an encoding-agnostic world /\ - against html email - against proprietary attachments