[MacPorts] #66562: minetest: new maintainer & new Portfile (was: minetest-devel: new port provides cutting edge Minetest)

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#66562: minetest: new maintainer & new Portfile
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  Reporter:  Zweihorn     |      Owner:  Zweihorn
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:  2.8.0
Resolution:               |   Keywords:  x86_64
      Port:  minetest     |
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Old description:

> MT 5.6.1 ''minetest-devel'' provides **better compatibility with other
> ports** and **greatly improves the internal performance** of the Minetest
> App by providing particular options to the build of the port.
>
> The long standing ''minetest'' port derived new versions by just
> **bumping** the sources and the checksums apparently. Certain defaults
> and specialities in the build seem to have been overlooked from the start
> of this almost historic port or have changed only upstream **without
> maintenance** over time. If not for the well maintained ''irrlichtmt''
> port the **unmaintained ''minetest'' port** could be called rather
> outdated in some aspects. Anyway the resulting App is **not optimal**.
>
> My cc to the maintainer of the irrlichtmt port is just for information.
> Naturally, combined with my most friendly thank you for his commitment.
>
> (A)
> There is a new port minetest-devel in the making and a new PR already in
> the queue to come around.
> The new Portfile was tested and improved since MT 0.4+, MT 5+, MT 5.5.0
> and MT 5.6.1. The current MT runs on Big Sur as a local port as was done
> with all the predecessors before on othe macOS versions respectively.
>
> (B)
> My PR may solve the below issue too, although I have to check the details
> again first. Or do you?
> - #66408
>
> (C)
> You may note I would volunteer to become the maintainer of both the new
> minetest-devel as the legacy minetest port together, if this would find
> your approval.
>
> (D)
> Please kindly  note that I already advertised for MacPorts at the
> Minetest community in the past with at least some success.
>
> Please have a look at:
>
> - https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=22427
>
> - https://www.minetest.net/downloads/  -->  macOS - MacPorts
>
> My alter ego there is 'snoopy' and I got a new 'Zweihorn' account in
> parallel to my now re-opened old account at the MT Forum for technical
> reasons only.
>
> (E)
> Only after well establishing minetest-devel and learning if the
> expectations raised by my work are met on most if not all platforms, I
> would consider improving minetest e.g., by making the build more
> consistant and introducing a '--legacy' variant to help some users of the
> legacy port.
>
> (F)
> In the future both ports minetest and minetest-devel should continue, as
> a new MT 5.6.2 may be understood stable but a new MT 5.7.0 would be work
> in progress. AFAIK on top of that it is tradition with Minetest players
> to stick with an older version as long as possible.
>
> (G)
> Please accept my sincere apologies in advance if I do not cover all
> aspects of your ticket process as I only came back recently after some
> longe break. Obviously, I have to make myself more familiar with MacPort
> internals again.
>
> Some if not all of the above will be copied in to a.m. PR in due time.
>
> Stay tuned.

New description:

 MT 5.6.1 ''minetest'' **Revision 1** provides **better compatibility with
 other ports** and **greatly improves the overall performance** of the
 Minetest App by providing particular options to the build of the port.

 Ref PR
 - https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/17077

 The long standing ''minetest'' port derived new versions by just
 **bumping** the sources and the checksums apparently. Certain defaults and
 specialities in the build seem to have been overlooked from the start of
 this almost historic port or have changed only upstream **without
 maintenance** over time. If not for the well maintained ''irrlichtmt''
 port the **unmaintained ''minetest'' port** could be called rather
 outdated in some aspects. Anyway the resulting App is **not optimal**.

 My cc to the maintainer of the irrlichtmt port is just for information.
 Naturally, combined with my most friendly thanks for his commitment.

 (A)
 The new Portfile was tested and improved since MT 0.4+, MT 5+, MT 5.5.0
 and MT 5.6.1. The current MT runs on Big Sur as a local port as was done
 with all the predecessors before on othe macOS versions respectively.

 (B)
 The a.m. PR solves issue:
 - #66408

 (C)
 I volunteer as new maintainer to this port.

 (D)
 Please kindly note that I already advertised for MacPorts at the Minetest
 community in the past with at least some success.

 Please have a look at:

 - https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=22427

 - https://www.minetest.net/downloads/  -->  macOS - **MacPorts**

 My alter ego there is 'snoopy' and I got a new 'Zweihorn' account in
 parallel to my now re-opened old account at the MT Forum for technical
 reasons only.

 (E)
 - outdated -

 (F)
 - outdated -

 (G)
 Please accept my sincere apologies in advance if I do not cover all
 aspects of your ticket process as I only came back recently after some
 longe break. Obviously, I have to make myself more familiar with MacPort
 internals again.

 Ref PR(s) see below.

 Stay tuned.

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Comment (by Zweihorn):

 Update the Description to meet the current PR and resolve

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