Advice needed: updating whowatch 1.4 → 1.8.6 on Fr eeBSD (wtmp/utmpx issues)

Hello,

I’m currently working on updating whowatch on FreeBSD from version 1.4 to
1.8.6, and I’ve run into a few concerns regarding long-term viability and
platform compatibility.

In particular:

   -

   whowatch depends on wtmp, which appears to be deprecated or no longer
   maintained on FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE, with utmp/utx being the preferred
   interface
   -

   the last upstream release of whowatch dates back to 2018

Given this, I’m unsure how best to proceed and would appreciate guidance on
the usual approach in such cases:

   -

   Does it make sense to patch whowatch to use utmpx/utx on FreeBSD, even
   if this results in a significant, one-time overhaul of the codebase?
   -

   Is it more appropriate to leave the port as-is (or mark it deprecated)
   and instead focus effort on adopting or maintaining a different, more
   actively maintained tool?
   -

   In general, what is the FreeBSD project’s preferred practice when a port
   depends on interfaces that are effectively obsolete on newer releases?

Any advice or pointers would be very helpful.


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Thank You,
Jishan Alam