I have been refining an update to the netatalk package for some time now and 
have received feedback indicating that the old 2.x versions of netatalk should 
be preserved for compatibility with macOS 10.10 and older versions. 

Netatalk is a package primarily used to add Apple File Protocol services on 
*nix systems. The macOS targets in question already have native AFP file 
sharing, and there is little value for this package on them. On modern systems, 
Netatalk 4.x brings back AFP file sharing for compatibility with classic Mac OS 
systems.

The current version of the PR updates the netatalk port to version 4.3.2 and 
adds a stub port, ensuring that any users who have installed netatalk4 will 
also receive this upgrade. I set the platforms to Darwin >= 15, which matches 
the versions of macOS that Netatalk 4.x builds on. 

Is there a committer willing to work with me on ensuring the correctness of the 
portfile?
It also seems we need some agreement that it's acceptable to retire Netatalk 
2.x as has been done across most platforms.  

Related links
https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/29293
https://netatalk.io/4.3/ReleaseNotes4.3.2
https://repology.org/project/netatalk/packages

Thanks,
Blake

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