XFCE upgraded to 4.16

[Guido Falsi]

On 04/01/21 18:44, Andrea Venturoli wrote:
> On 1/4/21 6:22 PM, Guido Falsi wrote:
>> On 04/01/21 18:02, Guido Falsi wrote:
>>> On 04/01/21 17:43, Andrea Venturoli wrote:
>>>> P.S.
>>>> Just out of curiosity: why weren't these ports removed, since we all 
>>>> know they were going to stop working?
>>>
>>> Why remove them while they are still working fine?
>>>
>>
>> BTW, some already had a deprecation notice.
> 
> I know.
> 
> What I meant was not to remove them early; I was just curious why they 
> weren't removed at the same time XFCE 4.16 was introduced, since they 
> stopped working on that same day.
> 
> Rationale is: don't waste time trying to build them, since it's useless.

They are marked BROKEN, so not being build anyway. At least in theory 
port rules require a deprecation period for ports before removal, 
including BROKEN ones.

Someone could step in and fix them, for example, this is easier if the 
port is not actually removed.

-- 
Guido Falsi <mad at madpilot.net>