Re: Macirssi build problem - ugly source

Ryan Schmidt <[email protected]> writes:
>There is a bug against the macirssi port from June 2005:
>
>http://bugzilla.opendarwin.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3705
>
>There is a discussion thread from March 2006 in which the possibility  
>of removing this port was brought up because it was unclear why  
>anyone would want it (though there was more discussion after that  
>statement):
>
>http://www.opendarwin.org/pipermail/darwinports/2006-March/033041.html

Just to see how hard it would be I grabbed the latest source and tried to
update the portfile to use it.  The developers have hardcoded Fink
dependencies in it.  So I reinplaced all the /sw's with ${prefix} and
things went great until then it hit hardcoded /sw paths in the .dylib
files!  What a piece of work that is.  Just out of curiosity, is there a
Unix utility that can replace in a binary file without damaging it?

I think we should definitely remove that port rather than leave it as a
source of confusion for unsuspecting users.  Unless we want to debate
about whether we should install binaries again.  :)

Mark