From a69f55207197012415f8b17cbdf6cbd88bc9f0f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joshua Kinard Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:16:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] profiles: Mask net-fs/ncpfs, net-misc/ipx-utils for removal Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/681820 Signed-off-by: Joshua Kinard --- profiles/package.mask | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask index 54b28582faf4..2e564327ce44 100644 --- a/profiles/package.mask +++ b/profiles/package.mask @@ -32,6 +32,21 @@ #--- END OF EXAMPLES --- +# Joshua Kinard (2020-03-28) +# In Linux ~4.18, IPX (Internetwork Packet eXchange) protocol and +# NCPFS (NetWare Core Protocol Filesystem) support was removed due +# to lack of maintenance. Due to both being dead from a technology +# standpoint and lack of any upstream activity, mask the below +# packages and remove in 75 days. +# Bug #681820 +net-fs/ncpfs +net-misc/ipx-utils + +# Last release 2008. Last upstream commit 2013. Blocks removal of +# gnome-base/libgnome-keyring +# Bug #713030 +mail-client/mail-notification + # Matt Turner (2020-03-28) # Last release 2008. Last upstream commit 2013. Blocks removal of # gnome-base/libgnome-keyring -- 2.26.2