FreeBSD unmaintained ports which are currently scheduled for
deletion
linimon at FreeBSD.org
linimon at FreeBSD.org
Tue Sep 4 00:22:14 PDT 2007
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 (such as via a PR),
the ports will be deleted.
portname: archivers/deepforest
description: A simple compress utilty using on JDE
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: development stalled for years, outdated, unmaintained
expiration date: 2007-11-16
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=archivers&portname=deepforest
portname: audio/linux-mbrola
description: MBROLA voice synthesizer
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: relies on forbidden port misc/compat3x; last release
2000
expiration date: 2007-09-21
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=linux-mbrola
portname: audio/mbrola
description: MBROLA voice synthesizer
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: relies on forbidden port misc/compat3x; last release
2000
expiration date: 2007-09-21
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=audio&portname=mbrola
portname: chinese/mule-freewnn
description: Multilingual emacs, with FreeWnn support built in
(Only the executables)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.7.2007080300/zh-mule-freewnn-2.3_5.log (Aug 7 19:49:18 UTC 2007)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=mule-freewnn
portname: chinese/xemacs
description: XEmacs text editor version 20, with XIM support and
Big5 settings
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: emacs20 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.5.2007080805/zh-xemacs-20.4_3.log (Aug 16 02:19:05 UTC 2007)
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.7.2007090223/zh-xemacs-20.4_3.log (Sep 3 23:01:33 UTC 2007)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=chinese&portname=xemacs
portname: comms/ixj
description: Driver for Quicknet Internet PhoneJack and LineJack.
Used by OpenH323
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: IGNORE
deprecated because: does not work on any supported FreeBSD version
expiration date: 2007-07-29
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=comms&portname=ixj
portname: converters/mule-ucs-emacs20
description: Universal encoding system for GNU Emacs 20
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs20 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=converters&portname=mule-ucs-emacs20
portname: databases/java-sqlrelay
description: Java classes to access to SQL Relay
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Depends on obsolete version of jdk
expiration date: 2007-08-22
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=databases&portname=java-sqlrelay
portname: databases/pgbash
description: SQL Bash Shell for PostgreSQL
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Last release in 2003, relies on outdated Postgre 7.3
and bash 2.05a
expiration date: 2007-09-15
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.7.2007090223/pgbash-7.3_2.log (Sep 3 07:52:25 UTC 2007)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=databases&portname=pgbash
portname: devel/p5-Getopt-Mixed
description: Perl module for processing of both short and long
command line options
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Use devel/p5-Getopt-Long instead
expiration date: 2007-04-23
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=p5-Getopt-Mixed
portname: devel/qextmdi
description: Qt extension for creating SDI/MDI user interfaces
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: is unfetchable, website disappeared
expiration date: 2007-03-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=qextmdi
portname: editors/apel-emacs20
description: A Portable Emacs Library for emacs20
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs20 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=apel-emacs20
portname: editors/bitmap-emacs20
description: Bitmap-mule, Package to use bitmap in Emacs20
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs20 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=bitmap-emacs20
portname: editors/emacs19
description: GNU editing macros
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 is obsolete; please use a more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=emacs19
portname: editors/emacs20
description: GNU editing macros
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: editors/emacs is recommended instead for new
installations
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=emacs20
portname: editors/flim-emacs20
description: FLIM, message representation or encoding elisp library
for emacs20
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs20 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=flim-emacs20
portname: editors/muggy
description: A simple text editor for the X on TkStep
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: development stalled for years, unmaintained
expiration date: 2007-11-16
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=muggy
portname: editors/mule
description: A multilingual emacs based 19.34 (Only the
executables)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=mule
portname: editors/mule-common
description: For a multilingual emacs, emacs lisp files, info
pages, etc (except executables)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: IGNORE
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.7.2007090223/mule-common-2.3_5.log (Sep 3 12:23:33 UTC 2007)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=mule-common
portname: editors/sam
description: A unix version of Rob Pike's editor for plan9
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: distfile and homepage disappeared
expiration date: 2007-01-04
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=sam
portname: editors/semi-emacs20
description: SEMI, Library of MIME feature for GNU Emacs for
emacs20
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs20 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=editors&portname=semi-emacs20
portname: games/hlserver-psychostats
description: Popular player statistics generator for Half-Life
(cs/dod)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: outdated, unmaintained
expiration date: 2007-04-10
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=hlserver-psychostats
portname: graphics/jgv
description: A graphic viewer with various image types
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: development stalled for years, outdated, unmaintained
expiration date: 2007-11-16
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=jgv
portname: graphics/libimg-tkstep80
description: A library of image format handlers for Tk4.1 and later
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: tkstep80 scheduled for expiration
expiration date: 2007-11-18
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=libimg-tkstep80
portname: graphics/xpcd
description: PhotoCD tool collection
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: FORBIDDEN
deprecated because: is an abandoned project and might be vulnerable
expiration date: 2007-07-21
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=graphics&portname=xpcd
portname: japanese/lynx
description: A terminal-based World-Wide Web Client with multi-byte
modification
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: Leaves behind config file on deinstall
expiration date: 2007-07-01
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=lynx
portname: japanese/mule-canna
description: A multilingual emacs, with Canna support built in
(Only the executables)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=mule-canna
portname: japanese/mule-canna+freewnn+sj3
description: Multilingual emacs, with Canna, sj3, and FreeWnn
support built-in
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=mule-canna%2Bfreewnn%2Bsj3
portname: japanese/mule-canna+sj3
description: A multilingual emacs, with Canna and sj3 support built
in (Only the executables)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=mule-canna%2Bsj3
portname: japanese/mule-canna+sj3+wnn6
description: Multilingual emacs, with Canna, sj3, Wnn4, and Wnn6
support built-in
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=mule-canna%2Bsj3%2Bwnn6
portname: japanese/mule-canna+sj3+wnn7
description: A multilingual emacs, with Canna, sj3, FreeWnn, Wnn6
and Wnn7 support built-in
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=mule-canna%2Bsj3%2Bwnn7
portname: japanese/mule-canna+wnn6
description: Multilingual emacs, with Canna, Wnn4, and Wnn6 support
built-in
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.7.2007081812/ja-mule-canna+wnn6-2.3_5.log (Aug 30 14:45:27 UTC 2007)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=mule-canna%2Bwnn6
portname: japanese/mule-canna+wnn7
description: A multilingual emacs, with Canna, FreeWnn, Wnn6 and
Wnn7 support built-in
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.7.2007081812/ja-mule-canna+wnn7-2.3_5.log (Aug 30 12:40:26 UTC 2007)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=mule-canna%2Bwnn7
portname: japanese/mule-freewnn
description: A multilingual emacs, with FreeWnn support built in
(Only the executables)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.7.2007081812/ja-mule-freewnn-2.3_5.log (Aug 30 11:17:47 UTC 2007)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=mule-freewnn
portname: japanese/mule-sj3
description: A multilingual emacs, with SJ3 support built in (Only
the executables)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=mule-sj3
portname: japanese/mule-wnn6
description: Multilingual emacs, with Wnn4, and Wnn6 support
built-in
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.7.2007081812/ja-mule-wnn6-2.3_5.log (Aug 30 14:49:30 UTC 2007)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=mule-wnn6
portname: japanese/mule-wnn7
description: A multilingual emacs, with FreeWnn, Wnn6 and Wnn7
support built-in
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.7.2007081812/ja-mule-wnn7-2.3_5.log (Aug 30 14:49:46 UTC 2007)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=mule-wnn7
portname: japanese/navi2ch-emacs20
description: 2ch.net and 2ch-like BBS navigator for Emacsen
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs20 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=navi2ch-emacs20
portname: japanese/navi2ch-emacs21
description: 2ch.net and 2ch-like BBS navigator for Emacsen
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs20 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=navi2ch-emacs21
portname: japanese/navi2ch-xemacs21-mule
description: 2ch.net and 2ch-like BBS navigator for Emacsen
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs20 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=navi2ch-xemacs21-mule
portname: japanese/vje30
description: Modern intelligent Japanese input engine (purchase
version)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: depends on forbidden port misc/compat3x
expiration date: 2007-09-21
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=vje30
portname: japanese/w3
description: WWW browser based on emacs/mule
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: distfile is 10 years old and depends on emacs19 which
is obsolete
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=japanese&portname=w3
portname: java/jre
description: Standard Java Platform for running Java programs
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: For obsolete version of jdk; depends on forbidden
compat3x package
expiration date: 2007-08-22
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=java&portname=jre
portname: korean/mule-freewnn
description: A multilingual emacs, with FreeWnn support built in
(Only the executables)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: emacs19 and related ports are obsolete; please use a
more recent version
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/i386-errorlogs/e.7.2007081812/ko-mule-freewnn-2.3_5.log (Aug 30 12:55:26 UTC 2007)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=korean&portname=mule-freewnn
portname: lang/f2py
description: Fortran to Python Interface Generator
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Replaced by py-numpy
expiration date: 2007-04-01
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=f2py
portname: lang/fesi
description: Free EcmaScript Interpreter written in Java
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Depends on obsolete version of jdk
expiration date: 2007-08-22
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=lang&portname=fesi
portname: misc/freeguide
description: An interactive TV guide which will create personalized
TV listings
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Old version, no maintainer
expiration date: 2007-11-25
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=freeguide
portname: misc/mango
description: A recipe management software
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Depends on broken package qextmdi
expiration date: 2007-09-22
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=mango
portname: misc/seizedesktop
description: A customizer of desktop screen environment
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: development stalled for years, outdated, unmaintained
expiration date: 2007-11-16
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=seizedesktop
portname: net-mgmt/nsc
description: Netsaint Console monitor
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Project abandoned
expiration date: 2007-10-05
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-mgmt&portname=nsc
portname: net/rboot
description: A remote-boot solution for Microsoft operating systems
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: The project is no longer under development, and has no
homepage
expiration date: 2007-06-01
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=rboot
portname: print/clibpdf
description: A library for creating PDF (Acrobat) files directly
via C language programs
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: distfile and homepage disappeared
expiration date: 2007-01-04
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=print&portname=clibpdf
portname: print/ghostscript-afpl
description: AFPL Postscript interpreter
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: the leading edge of Ghostscript development is now
under GPL license, use print/ghostscript-gpl instead
expiration date: 2007-07-01
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=print&portname=ghostscript-afpl
portname: print/ghostscript-afpl-nox11
description: AFPL Postscript interpreter
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: the leading edge of Ghostscript development is now
under GPL license, use print/ghostscript-gpl instead
expiration date: 2007-07-01
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=print&portname=ghostscript-afpl-nox11
portname: security/amavis-perl
description: Mail Virus Scanner (uses external antivirus)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: depends on misc/compat3x, which has security problems
expiration date: 2007-09-21
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=security&portname=amavis-perl
portname: security/amavisd
description: The daemonized version of amavis-perl
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: depends on misc/compat3x, which has security problems;
old version
expiration date: 2007-09-21
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=security&portname=amavisd
portname: security/cyrus-sasl
description: RFC 2222 SASL (Simple Authentication and Security
Layer)
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: patches are unfetchable and this software is
unsupported
expiration date: 2007-01-02
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=security&portname=cyrus-sasl
portname: sysutils/cd9660_unicode
description: A kernel driver for reading CD disks with non-English
filenames
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: IGNORE
deprecated because: is obsolete. See mount_cd9660(8)
expiration date: 2007-08-29
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=sysutils&portname=cd9660_unicode
portname: www/w3
description: WWW browser based on emacs/mule
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: distfile is 10 years old and depends on emacs19 which
is obsolete
expiration date: 2007-08-19
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=w3
portname: x11-fm/binder
description: A file manager on X window with TkStep
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: development stalled for years, outdated, unmaintained
expiration date: 2007-11-16
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-fm&portname=binder
portname: x11-themes/kde-icons-noia
description: KDE Noia complete iconset
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
status: BROKEN
deprecated because: Unfetchable
expiration date: 2007-04-10
build errors:
http://pointyhat.FreeBSD.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.7.2007090223/kde-icons-noia-1.00.log (Sep 3 06:21:56 UTC 2007)
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-themes&portname=kde-icons-noia
portname: x11-toolkits/tkstep80
description: The Tk toolkit with a NeXTSTEP look and more
maintainer: ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: development stalled, outdated, unmaintained
expiration date: 2007-11-18
build errors: none.
overview: http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11-toolkits&portname=tkstep80
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