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pkg/52336: security/polkit pkg should be removed



>Number:         52336
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       security/polkit pkg should be removed
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jun 25 12:35:00 +0000 2017
>Originator:     Martin Husemann
>Release:        NetBSD 8.99.1
>Organization:
The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
>Environment:
System: NetBSD night-owl.duskware.de 8.99.1 NetBSD 8.99.1 (NIGHT-OWL) #515: Sat Jun 24 14:01:21 CEST 2017 martin%night-owl.duskware.de@localhost:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/NIGHT-OWL amd64
Architecture: x86_64
Machine: amd64
>Description:

A pkg in the "security" category that requires building with a JS engine
(spidermonkey17) that has not received any security updates in the last
ten or so years is a really bad joke.

It should just be removed.

>How-To-Repeat:
Code inspection.

>Fix:
n/a



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