From nobody Thu Jan 02 02:53:59 2025 X-Original-To: dev-commits-src-main@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4YNrrW4c04z5jsTq; Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:54:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cy.schubert@cschubert.com) Received: from omta004.cacentral1.a.cloudfilter.net (omta002.cacentral1.a.cloudfilter.net [3.97.99.33]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "Client", Issuer "CA" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4YNrrW1CjNz4Mb9; Thu, 2 Jan 2025 02:54:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cy.schubert@cschubert.com) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from shw-obgw-4002a.ext.cloudfilter.net ([10.228.9.250]) by cmsmtp with ESMTPS id T3fqtLD8lyLQGTBLWtypoE; Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:54:02 +0000 Received: from spqr.komquats.com ([70.66.136.217]) by cmsmtp with ESMTPSA id TBLUtr3Pg2M9qTBLVtflwt; Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:54:02 +0000 X-Auth-User: cschuber X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=ce5xrWDM c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=6775ffca a=h7br+8Ma+Xn9xscxy5znUg==:117 a=h7br+8Ma+Xn9xscxy5znUg==:17 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=VdSt8ZQiCzkA:10 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=EkcXrb_YAAAA:8 a=YxBL1-UpAAAA:8 a=_NtuON-HHJt05S2kecMA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=LK5xJRSDVpKd5WXXoEvA:22 a=Ia-lj3WSrqcvXOmTRaiG:22 Received: from slippy.cwsent.com (slippy [10.1.1.91]) by spqr.komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08BB7A7E; Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:54:00 -0800 (PST) Received: by slippy.cwsent.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 0235658A; Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:54:00 -0800 (PST) X-Mailer: exmh version 2.9.0 11/07/2018 with nmh-1.8+dev Reply-to: Cy Schubert From: Cy Schubert X-os: FreeBSD X-Sender: cy@cwsent.com X-URL: http://www.cschubert.com/ To: Kyle Evans cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: f68ee0e7a1e8 - main - shar: add a deprecation notice In-reply-to: <202501020215.5022FeQP042716@gitrepo.freebsd.org> References: <202501020215.5022FeQP042716@gitrepo.freebsd.org> Comments: In-reply-to Kyle Evans message dated "Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:15:40 +0000." List-Id: Commit messages for the main branch of the src repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-src-main List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Sender: owner-dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:53:59 -0800 Message-Id: <20250102025400.0235658A@slippy.cwsent.com> X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4xfHeeUPkzqPdcmcR2SbwBPfi10J7WEYWhoeQBPOb/O0zvv+7vHQAS5WlW5TgmuAbcDe+tFTLzDRaR/nLHptdTqjpY0Hv3Ka0St/hjPq2QvZjcLyn2UcyL E2VIkdMQdkx7KzDoyq2uM37X2MW6PzDU2WY+Hh0uXwTKrbh4LnksHtjf04HktY8ThEQQMRhm9Sdj2rymt3er+06Wz3MdVsf1CJhnIInwE4pZKhmESN1g93EH CbkfJJL7E/zkZGE2bDyCu2x/2+XGAQ3WAuVj9D4QVtu+uObmh1SqXDQu+CAdoT3U/rp3trHQ+8TCrWaCDJrJNuMDy8qcMz1ZZkNwMlxM85w= X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:16509, ipnet:3.96.0.0/15, country:US] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4YNrrW1CjNz4Mb9 X-Spamd-Bar: ---- In message <202501020215.5022FeQP042716@gitrepo.freebsd.org>, Kyle Evans writes : > The branch main has been updated by kevans: > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=f68ee0e7a1e8732f725cad4ac708ec49 > 093782d4 > > commit f68ee0e7a1e8732f725cad4ac708ec49093782d4 > Author: Kyle Evans > AuthorDate: 2025-01-02 02:15:36 +0000 > Commit: Kyle Evans > CommitDate: 2025-01-02 02:15:36 +0000 > > shar: add a deprecation notice > > The shar(1) program is simple, but the fundamental idea of a sh archive > is risky at best and one that we probably shouldn't be promoting as > prominently as a program in $PATH and a manpage. Let's deprecate and > remove it, since the same functionality can easily be found in > tar(1) instead. > > Reviewed by: emaste, philip > Reviewed by: allanjude, brooks, delphij, des, imp, rpokala (previous) > MFC after: 3 days > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D48130 > --- > usr.bin/shar/shar.1 | 14 +++++++++++++- > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/usr.bin/shar/shar.1 b/usr.bin/shar/shar.1 > index 903f937491dc..df97021b1bba 100644 > --- a/usr.bin/shar/shar.1 > +++ b/usr.bin/shar/shar.1 > @@ -25,12 +25,24 @@ > .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF > .\" SUCH DAMAGE. > .\" > -.Dd January 31, 2019 > +.Dd January 1, 2025 > .Dt SHAR 1 > .Os > .Sh NAME > .Nm shar > .Nd create a shell archive of files > +.Sh DEPRECATION NOTICE > +.Nm > +is obsolete and may not be present in > +.Fx 15 > +and later. > +Because shell archives are simultaneously data and code and are typically > +interpreted by > +.Xr sh 1 , > +they can easily be trojan-horsed and pose a significant security risk to use > rs. > +The > +.Xr tar 1 > +utility can still produce shar encodings of files if needed. > .Sh SYNOPSIS > .Nm > .Ar > We should probably point to the new port or the GNU variant in ports. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert FreeBSD UNIX: Web: https://FreeBSD.org NTP: Web: https://nwtime.org e^(i*pi)+1=0