CVS commit: pkgsrc/mail/getmail

["Jean-Yves Migeon" <jym%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Module Name:    pkgsrc
Committed By:   jym
Date:           Sun Aug 31 15:47:49 UTC 2025

Modified Files:
        pkgsrc/mail/getmail: DESCR

Log Message:
Mention in DESCR that mail/getmail is considered unmaintained and
point to mail/getmail6 as possible alternative.

Rationale:
- only supports Python 2; latest version python27 is marked EOL by pkgsrc;
- no feedback from mail PR by jym@ for multiprocessing bugs to project's
  maintainer (charles _AT_ pyropus.ca);
- no activity on getmail ML for years [1].

[1] https://marc.info/?l=getmail


To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 pkgsrc/mail/getmail/DESCR

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Modified files:

Index: pkgsrc/mail/getmail/DESCR
diff -u pkgsrc/mail/getmail/DESCR:1.2 pkgsrc/mail/getmail/DESCR:1.3
--- pkgsrc/mail/getmail/DESCR:1.2       Sun Aug  1 08:29:56 2004
+++ pkgsrc/mail/getmail/DESCR   Sun Aug 31 15:47:49 2025
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ from one or more mail accounts on variou
 local machine for reading with a minimum of fuss. getmail is designed
 to be secure, flexible, reliable, and easy-to-use. getmail is
 designed to replace other mail retrievers such as fetchmail.
+
+getmail only supports Python 2 and is considered unmaintained. Consider
+using mail/getmail6 package if you require Python 3 support.