Re: Removing shar(1)

In reply to: Kyle Evans : "Removing shar(1)"
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From: Jan Bramkamp <crest_at_rlwinm.de>
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:56:50 UTC

On 18.12.24 03:27, Kyle Evans wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was reminded the other day that shar(1) exists, though it's use is 
> no longer recommended in ports.  The same functionality can be found 
> in tar(1) instead, so I think we should deorbit /usr/bin/shar and stop 
> promoting it entirely.  sh(1) archives are really problematic from a 
> user standpoint for at least one reason best explained by the manpage:
Let's remove it yesterday and add replace it with a stub telling users 
the port origin and package name if they want it for the 15.x release cycle.