>>>> portname: graphics/vrml2pov
>>>> description: Convert VRML files to POVRay source
>>>> maintainer: po...@freebsd.org
>>>> status: BROKEN
>>>> deprecated because: unfetchable
>>> This seems to be a ports-infrastructure problem, rather than a
>>> problem in the vrml2pov port.
>> No, it's a "No one cares enough about this port to step forward
>> and maintain it" problem.
>
> Er, as of a few hours ago (when I tried it), the URL in the distfile
> link on vrml2pov's download page *exactly* matched the URL that the
> port tries to fetch.
The default FETCH_ARGS include -A which makes fetch fail on redirects;
this is presumably because some sites redirect rather than return 404
when a file is not found. In cases when redirect needs to be followed,
you need to override FETCH_ARGS in the port's Makefile.
See the attached patch (I hope it'll get through the list). I can submit
a PR, or some brave committer can apply it right away...
--- Makefile.orig 2012-02-08 13:18:22.000000000 +0200
+++ Makefile 2012-02-08 13:18:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@
RESTRICTED= Redistribution is not allowed
-BROKEN= unfetchable
-DEPRECATED= "${BROKEN}"
-EXPIRATION_DATE= 2012-03-21
-
USE_ZIP= yes
USE_GMAKE= yes
MAKEFILE= makefile
+FETCH_ARGS= -Fpr
PLIST_FILES= bin/vrml2pov
NO_WRKSUBDIR= yes
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