From 326a46e24ec81141332a042b77b3765ad9b5cb85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Murray Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 21:01:26 +0000 Subject: Remove buffer. This port no longer fetches, and team is better. --- misc/buffer/Makefile | 18 ------------------ misc/buffer/distinfo | 1 - misc/buffer/pkg-comment | 1 - misc/buffer/pkg-descr | 27 --------------------------- misc/buffer/pkg-plist | 2 -- 5 files changed, 49 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 misc/buffer/Makefile delete mode 100644 misc/buffer/distinfo delete mode 100644 misc/buffer/pkg-comment delete mode 100644 misc/buffer/pkg-descr delete mode 100644 misc/buffer/pkg-plist diff --git a/misc/buffer/Makefile b/misc/buffer/Makefile deleted file mode 100644 index 3664c2cb2583..000000000000 --- a/misc/buffer/Makefile +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -# New ports collection makefile for: buffer -# Version required: 1.17 -# Date created: 17 Nov 1995 -# Whom: markm -# -# $Id: Makefile,v 1.5 1996/11/11 05:49:15 obrien Exp $ -# - -DISTNAME= buffer-1.17 -CATEGORIES= misc -MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/pub/unix/misc/ - -MAINTAINER= markm@FreeBSD.ORG - -NO_WRKSUBDIR= yes -MANL= buffer.l - -.include diff --git a/misc/buffer/distinfo b/misc/buffer/distinfo deleted file mode 100644 index 7fc3aa45b303..000000000000 --- a/misc/buffer/distinfo +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -MD5 (buffer-1.17.tar.gz) = 6c5236ed99f4df0832623f4c0498c681 diff --git a/misc/buffer/pkg-comment b/misc/buffer/pkg-comment deleted file mode 100644 index dddb0d3bcf57..000000000000 --- a/misc/buffer/pkg-comment +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -buffer sporadic binary I/O for faster tape use diff --git a/misc/buffer/pkg-descr b/misc/buffer/pkg-descr deleted file mode 100644 index c5c68ac64335..000000000000 --- a/misc/buffer/pkg-descr +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -This is a program designed to speed up writing tapes on remote tape -drives. Requirements are shared memory and locks which normally -means that these are supported in your kernel. - -[for FreeBSD, this means you MUST have a kernel with - options SYSVSHM - compiled in - markm] - -Buffer has been tested under SunOS 4.0.*, SunOS 4.1.*, Solarix, HP-UX 7.0, -and Gould UTX 2.1A (sv universe). - -The program splits itself into two processes. The first process reads -(and reblocks) from stdin into a shared memory buffer. The second -writes from the shared memory buffer to stdout. Doing it this way -means that the writing side effectly sits in a tight write loop and -doesn't have to wait for input. Similarly for the input side. It is -this waiting that slows down other reblocking processes, like dd. - -I run an archive and need to write large chunks out to tape regularly -with an ethernet in the way. Using 'buffer' in a command like: - - tar cvf - stuff | rsh somebox "buffer > /dev/rst8" - -is a factor of 5 faster than the best alternative, gnu tar with its -remote tape option: - - tar cvf somebox:/dev/rst8 stuff diff --git a/misc/buffer/pkg-plist b/misc/buffer/pkg-plist deleted file mode 100644 index 2277e3890a27..000000000000 --- a/misc/buffer/pkg-plist +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -bin/buffer -man/manl/buffer.l.gz -- cgit v1.2.3