[MacPorts] #41048: valgrind and mavericks

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#41048: valgrind and mavericks
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  Reporter:  ak@…      |      Owner:  raimue@…
      Type:  defect    |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal    |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports     |    Version:  2.2.0
Resolution:  invalid   |   Keywords:
      Port:  valgrind  |
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Comment (by raimue@…):

 This ticket is invalid because the original reporter failed to articulate
 any problem. Yes, the upstream release of valgrind is not supported on OS
 X 10.9 Mavericks. That is properly addressed by prohibiting the
 installation of this port on this particular platform. If the hidden
 intention of this ticket was to actually get valgrind to work on OS X 10.9
 Mavericks, then that needs to be fixed upstream as MacPorts merely
 packages what upstream provides.

 Furthermore, such a request filed against valgrind is definitely invalid,
 as the valgrind port tracks the stable version as released by upstream.
 There is also a valgrind-devel port which tracks the upstream version
 control system with irregular updates (e.g. tested snspshots with
 significant fixes or new features).

 The patch provided in the upstream bug report has not even landed in the
 upstream version control system yet. Taking patches from a bug tracker
 that did not get proper review from the upstream developers sounds like a
 bad idea, as it is still a moving target. Other software management tools
 like Homebrew might have a different policy for this matter, but that is
 not something that influences the work done by MacPorts.

 As soon as this lands in upstream version control I will happily update
 the valgrind-devel port. If I miss that, please open a new ticket against
 valgrind-devel and request an update of that port.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/41048#comment:11>
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