[MacPorts] #58389: What to do with dependencies of EOL Servlet API ports?

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#58389: What to do with dependencies of EOL Servlet API ports?
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 Reporter:               |      Owner:  (none)
  chrstphrchvz           |
     Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
Component:  ports        |    Version:
 Keywords:               |       Port:  servlet23-api servlet24-api struts
                         |  commons-fileupload commons-logging
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 `servlet23-api` and `servlet24-api`, which were developed alongside of
 Tomcat 4 and 5 respectively, are both end-of-life. I would suggest these
 ports be deleted, but found that they have many indirect dependents. Some
 of those appear to still be maintained upstream, so I would anticipate
 objections to deleting ports that are only outdated.

 What should be done with these dependent ports? Should they be kept and
 updated to a newer supported dependency (e.g. a port created for Servlet
 API 3.0 or later), or should they be removed?

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 **Dependents of `servlet23-api`:**

 Direct dependents:

 `struts` (latest available is 2.5.20, released 2019) \\
 `commons-fileupload` (latest available is 1.4, released 2018) \\
 `commons-logging` (latest available is 1.2, released 2014) \\

 Indirect dependents:

 `cassandra` (latest available is 3.11.4, released 2019) \\
 `commons-beanutils` (latest available is 1.9.3, released 2016) \\
 `commons-cli` (latest available is 1.4, released 2017) \\
 `commons-digester` (latest available is 3.2, released 2011) \\
 `commons-httpclient` (EOL, replaced by Apache HttpComponents, latest
 release was in 2019) \\
 `commons-modeler` (not outdated; last release was in 2007) \\
 `commons-validator` (latest available is 1.6, released 2017) \\
 `mx4j` (not outdated; last release was in 2006) \\
 `tomcat6` (EOL'd in 2016: https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-60-eol.html) \\
 `xdoclet` (not outdated; last release was in 2005) \\
 `xmlgraphics-commons` (latest available in 2.3, released 2018)

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 **Dependents of `servlet24-api`:**

 Direct dependents:

 `commons-el` (not outdated; last release 2003) \\
 `jakarta-taglibs-standard-11` (latest available is 1.2.3, released 2015)
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 `jfreechart` (latest available is 1.5.0, released 2017)

 Indirect dependents:

 `statcvs` (latest available is 0.7.0, released 2010) \\
 `struts` (latest available is 2.5.20, released 2019) \\
 `tomcat6` (EOL'd in 2016: https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-60-eol.html)

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