Deprecation of portsnap, and use of portsnap

[Graham Perrin]

On 07/04/2021 18:42, Michael Sierchio wrote:
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> On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 9:22 AM Graham Perrin <grahamperrin at gmail.com 
> <mailto:grahamperrin at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     On 07/04/2021 16:02, doug at safeport.com <mailto:doug at safeport.com>
>     wrote:
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>     > … I assume EOL for portsnap is in the near future. …
>
>     I should not expect deprecation until some time after the final
>     RELEASE
>     of 12.⋯ reaches end of life.
>
>     <https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2020-August/119114.html
>     <https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2020-August/119114.html>
>
>     <https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2020-August/119114.html
>     <https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2020-August/119114.html>>>
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>     as a reminder that "… 11.x and 12.x will have it of course, …".
>
>     (I have seen some confusion from premature declarations that portsnap
>     _is_ deprecated.)
>
>
> in case I'm missing something, or in case this isn't obvious, 
> Deprecated does not mean EOL.  Deprecated is a declaration that usage 
> is discouraged, and that support will be withdrawn in the future.  In 
> which case, use portsnap is deprecated.

Yes and no.

Re: the presence and planned/prospective removal of portsnap, please see 
(for example) 
<https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/ports-transitioned-to-git.79598/post-504229>.

Re: use of portsnap, 
<https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/ports-transitioned-to-git.79598/post-504232>.