Re: [Heads Up] RCS removed from base

On 10/8/13 4:33 PM, Cy Schubert wrote:
> In message <52542687.7000100_at_pix.net>, Kurt Lidl writes:
>> On 10/8/13, Julian Elischer wrote:
>>> On 10/7/13 11:06 PM, Steve Kargl wrote:
>>>> On Sun, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:43:21PM -0400, Eitan Adler wrote:
>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>
>>>>> RCS was removed from the base system in r256095.  If you still want to
>>>>> use RCS please install either devel/rcs or devel/rcs57.  If not, be
>>>>> sure to check out the alternatives (pun stolen and intended).
>>>>>
>>>> Perhaps, a note in src/UPDATING is appropriate?
>>>>
>>> ok so what is this, the secret cabal to make FreeBSD useless?
>>> I'm ccing core as I believe this was not discussed enough in public
>>> (in fact not discussed AT ALL in any forum I am watching)
>>> and I officially request a backout of the removal of what I consider
>>> to be core functionality.
>>>
>>> My usual way of doing things is on install to ci EVERYTHING in /etc
>>> to get a snapsot right the way back to install.
>>>
>>> now I have to change things in /etc (and other places) BEFORE I can
>>> check them in.
>>> (i.e. get networking up and ports installed)
>>> not a big thing but I believe that a lot of poeple use ci/co on /etc
>>> becasue it is "just there"
>>>
>>
>> +1 for keeping a RCS in base.  I too use to maintain a bunch of
>> files in /etc - I have for years and years.  I don't particularly
>> want the GPL'd version - I'd be happiest with the OpenRCS version
>> (BSD-licensed) from OpenBSD.
>
> I've started work on a port (not that this was my highest priority but
> received a private email that I may want to do this instead of rcs57).
> Would the majority here rather have it in base? Just finished schlepping
> the OpenBSD source to my laptop (the link to the OpenRCS site returns a TCP
> RST). I don't mind either way. It's the groups's and the Project's call.
>
>
I did the same thing this afternoon.  I grabbed the latest rcs sources
from the OpenBSD CVS server, and did a quick and dirty port to
FreeBSD.  There are some minor formatting diffs in the output of
'rlog', for example.

Diff should be attached (well, stripped from the mailing list, but still
available through the web interface to the mailing list).

-Kurt