[Bug 211316] New port: java/bouncycastle15 Cleanroom build of Java Cryptography Extensions

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=211316

            Bug ID: 211316
           Summary: New port: java/bouncycastle15 Cleanroom build of Java
                    Cryptography Extensions
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: freebsd-ports-bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: eugen at grosbein.net

Created attachment 172905
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java/bouncycastle15

Version 1.54 of the Bouncy Castle Crypto APIs.

The FreeBSD Ports Collection already has 1.45 version of the Bouncy Castle and
this new port is based on java/bouncycastle.

Newer versions are not API-compatible with that older one. Some say they should
be given 2.x version numbers. So, this new version comes as distinct port
java/bouncycastle15 instead of update for existing java/bouncycastle15 to keep
old API version available.

This is neccessary dependency for other port updates, e.g. newer version of
iText PDF (devel/itext) requires new API of modern Bouncy Castle versions.

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