xgsch2pcb and kedpm deletion

[Joshua Root]

On 2013-11-25 13:12 , Sean Farley wrote:
> 
> jmr at macports.org writes:
> 
>> On 2013-11-25 10:43 , Joshua Root wrote:
>>>> Revision: 113857
>>>>           https://trac.macports.org/changeset/113857
>>>> Author:   sean at macports.org
>>>> Date:     2013-11-24 14:14:10 -0800 (Sun, 24 Nov 2013)
>>>> Log Message:
>>>> -----------
>>>> gnome-python-extras: remove uninstallable port due to py25-gnome removal
>>>>
>>>> Removed Paths:
>>>> -------------
>>>>     trunk/dports/gnome/gnome-python-extras/
>>>
>>> Could this not be moved to a newer python? Did you consult the maintainer?
>>
>> Same question for xgsch2pcb and kedpm.
> 
> I probably should have made a comment in the commit message but all
> these projects have not been maintained for a few years. The ports I did
> upgrade were done because the project was still alive and had decent
> instructions for installation.

That doesn't really answer the questions. Being unmaintained upstream
doesn't automatically mean the software doesn't work with a newer
python, and when there's a maintainer you need to ping them before
deleting their port.

- Josh