FreeBSD unmaintained ports which are currently scheduled for deletion

Wed Aug 21 08:29:04 UTC 2013

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:           databases/ruby-interbase
description:        Ruby interface to Firebird/Interbase library
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: Does not work with Ruby 1.9
expiration date:    2013-05-02
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=databases&portname=ruby-interbase

portname:           devel/dsss
description:        D Shared Software System
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: Depends on expired lang/gdc
expiration date:    2013-09-01
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=dsss

portname:           devel/g2c
description:        Glade to C translator
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Not supported upstream anymore
expiration date:    2013-08-29
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=g2c

portname:           devel/ppl
description:        The Parma Polyhedra Library
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: obsolete version; fails to build
expiration date:    2013-09-21
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=ppl

portname:           devel/rubygem-zoom
description:        A Ruby binding to the Z39.50 Object-Orientation Model
                    (ZOOM)
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: Does not work with Ruby 1.9
expiration date:    2013-05-02
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=devel&portname=rubygem-zoom

portname:           games/koth
description:        Multiplayer tank artillery game similar to Scorched
                    Earth
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Unmaintained
expiration date:    2013-09-01
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=games&portname=koth

portname:           multimedia/linux-gspca-kmod
description:        A port of the linux gspcav1 webcam driver
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: Broken for more than 6 month
expiration date:    2013-08-27
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=multimedia&portname=linux-gspca-kmod

portname:           net-im/jabber-pymsn
description:        Python MSN-Transport for Jabber
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Primary MSN Messenger service terminated 30 APR 2013
expiration date:    2013-10-31
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-im&portname=jabber-pymsn

portname:           net-im/p5-Net-MSN
description:        Net::MSN interface
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Primary MSN Messenger service terminated 30 APR 2013
expiration date:    2013-10-31
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-im&portname=p5-Net-MSN

portname:           net-im/py-msnp
description:        MSN messaging in Python
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Primary MSN Messenger service terminated 30 APR 2013
expiration date:    2013-10-31
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-im&portname=py-msnp

portname:           net-im/pymsn
description:        MSN Connection library
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Primary MSN Messenger service terminated 30 APR 2013
expiration date:    2013-10-31
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net-im&portname=pymsn

portname:           net/gatekeeper
description:        GnuGK is GPL Gate Keeper for OhPhone, GnomeMeeting,
                    NetMeeting, and H323
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Vulnerable for than 2 month
expiration date:    2013-08-28
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=net&portname=gatekeeper

portname:           news/lottanzb
description:        pyGTK usenet frontend for hellanzb
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: Broken for more than 6 month
expiration date:    2013-08-27
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=news&portname=lottanzb

portname:           palm/barry
description:        C++ library for interfacing with the BlackBerry
                    Handheld
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: Broken for more than 6 month
expiration date:    2013-08-27
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=palm&portname=barry

portname:           ports-mgmt/pkg_replace
description:        Utility for upgrading installed packages
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Abandoned upstream, does not support pkgng. Consider
                    using ports-mgmt/portmaster, ports-mgmt/portupgrade or
                    pkgng
expiration date:    2013-12-31
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=ports-mgmt&portname=pkg_replace

portname:           textproc/fileshuffle
description:        Filter for shuffling lines in a text file into random
                    order
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Does not work, use gshuf from sysutils/coreutils
                    instead
expiration date:    2013-09-23
build errors:
http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/amd64-errorlogs/e.10.20130313090402.pointyhat/fileshuffle-0.1.log (Mar 14 02:22:34 UTC 2013)
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=textproc&portname=fileshuffle

portname:           www/suphp
description:        Securely execute PHP scripts under Apache
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
deprecated because: Upstream dead, EOL:
                    https://lists.marsching.com/pipermail/suphp/2013-May/002554.html
expiration date:    2013-12-17
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=www&portname=suphp

portname:           x11/cl-clx-sbcl
description:        X11 client library for Common Lisp
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: Broken for more than 6 month
expiration date:    2013-08-27
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11&portname=cl-clx-sbcl

portname:           x11/ggiterm
description:        A terminal emulator for GGI
maintainer:         ports at FreeBSD.org
status:             BROKEN
deprecated because: Unmaintained and broken
expiration date:    2013-09-01
build errors:       none.
overview:           http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11&portname=ggiterm