Matthias Andree <mand...@freebsd.org> wrote: > I understand that keeping unchanging software can sometimes be > necessary, if you're working around its quirks. > > At the same time I'd like to discourage new installations of dead > software so that it disappears over time, rather than haunt fresh > systems. > > How about if we added a new tag "OBSOLESCENT" or so that permits > building the software only if it's already installed but refuses > new installations? Of course there could be a switch to override > that, like TRYBROKEN that can override BROKEN= tags. > > I'm not sure if it's feasible for packages (but OBSOLESCENT could > imply "do not package") but for ports it would be possible.
+1. This would also address the python 2.4 problem mentioned in another thread. BTW (if it is not already being done) it would be good for the -recursive targets to check for BROKEN, FORBIDDEN, OBSOLESCENT, (others?) in the dependencies _before_ starting the actual work, since the presence of a problematic dependency may well affect the user's decision to install/build/whatever the leaf port. _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
