gnome-utils: port outdated, replaced by new individual GNOME packages, maintainers wanted.

[dbevans (David B. Evans)]

gnome-utils is outdated and has not been updated since GNOME 3.2. In the current GNOME 3.10 distribution, it has been replaced by individual packages for the utilities that have been carried forward. This is a good opportunity for developers wanting to contribute to MacPorts' GNOME3 coverage by contributing one or more of these missing ports.

Utilities provided by the current gnome-utils port are

baobab
gnome-dictionary
gnome-font-viewer
gnome-panel-screenshot
gnome-screenshot
gnome-search-tool
gnome-system-log
gnome-thumbnail-font

Equivalent packages provided in the current GNOME 3.10 distribution are

baobab (previously part of gnome-utils)
gnome-dictionary (previously part of gnome-utils)
gnome-font-viewer (previously part of gnome-utils)
gnome-screenshot (previously part of gnome-utils)
gnome-system-log (previously part of gnome-utils)

The following utilities are obsolete, are not provided by GNOME 3.10 and will disappear when gnome-utils is fully replaced

gnome-panel-screenshot
gnome-search-tool
gnome-thumbnail-font

If you are interested in responding to this request, I suggest the following procedure

• Indicate your intent in a comment to this ticket
• Create a new port for your submission.
• To prevent a conflict, modify the existing gnome-utils port to disable building of the outdated equivalent of your port, add your port in depends_run and revbump.
• Modify the existing gnome3-core port by moving your port from the commented list of unported packages to depends_lib and revbump.

If you don't have commit privileges you can post your new Portfiles here for review and committal. Otherwise, post a comment here when you have completed the above steps.

Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions and thanks for any help you can provide.