Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/sysutils

[Thomas Klausner <wiz%gatalith.at@localhost>]

On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 06:36:28AM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
> "Manuel Bouyer" <bouyer%netbsd.org@localhost> writes:
> 
> > Module Name:	pkgsrc
> > Committed By:	bouyer
> > Date:		Fri Aug 22 09:05:24 UTC 2025
> >
> > Modified Files:
> > 	pkgsrc/sysutils/xenkernel415: MESSAGE
> > 	pkgsrc/sysutils/xentools415: MESSAGE
> >
> > Log Message:
> > Note that the xen*415 packages are unmaintained and will be removed after
> > the next stable branch; suggest switching to newer Xen
> 
> This is contrary to what is in the pkgsrc guide.  Our longstanding
> convention for a package being unmaintained upstream is to note this
> in DESCR.  Please adjust.

Actually, for this particular purpose, the best method is to add an
eol entry to the pkg-vulnerabilities file and an entry to the
eol-packages file with details.

Leo just did that, thanks Leo!
 Thomas