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mykyta@nazarenko.sbs
Subject:
Re: [NEW] net/nchat
To:
Klemens Nanni <kn@openbsd.org>
Cc:
ports@openbsd.org
Date:
Mon, 6 Apr 2026 16:31:43 +0200

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Fixed.

Patch with pledge(2) removed, but I think I will add it in the future, ofc with unveil(2), comments and explanation.

But idk what to do in relation to tdlib, because ( as mentioned in Makefile ), a certain version of the library is tied to a certain version of nchat. The developer himself told me about this problem. So I'm thinking it's not possible.

With best regards,
Nazarenko Mykyta

Apr 5, 2026 5:26:17 PM Klemens Nanni <kn@openbsd.org>:

> 05.04.2026 17:07, mykyta@nazarenko.sbs пишет:
>> Hi there!
>> 
>> nchat - is a terminal-based Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal client.
>> 
>> Most terminal-based clients for Telegram that exist at the moment do not have such a wide range of functionality and ease of use, so it would be very appropriate to add nchat into ports-tree.
>> 
>> WhatsApp and Signal support is currently impossible due to limitations in static-linking ( libs that use cgo cannot be static-linked normally ).
>> 
>> Feedback? OK?
>> 
>> With best regards,
>> Nazarenko Mykyta
> 
> Just had a quick look, didn't build it:
> 
> - top comment/link about protocols seems unrelated to architectures?
> 
> - if this is Go and links statically, do we want to set WANTLIB anyway
>   as is done with dlopen()ed libs to get package bumps on lib updates?
> 
> - if only Telegram is supported, COMMENT could mention that;
>   "messaging client" is pretty vague and does not mention CLI/GUI, either
> 
> - GH_* sets DISTNAME and HOMEPAGE, no need for V
> 
> - can net/tdlib/ be used like net/py-telegram and net/tdesktop do?
> 
> - is DPB_PROPERTIES related to that "note" comment?
>   why does it need that?
> 
> - MODULES (in your case) already sets CONFIGURE_STYLE;
>   no need or +=, = is fine
> 
> - pledge marker usually is "uses pledge()" without blank line after it;
>   the patch adding pledge has header and code comments that don't help;
>   "stdio rpath wpath cpath inet fattr flock tty proc" is quite broad:
>   - what does it "proc", but not "exec" for?
>   - can unveil() be used?
>   better leave out such patches during import or explain things in detail,
>   otherwise users might get a broken port and/or porters have to redo
>   all your work in order to understand how you arrived at that promise.
> 
> - COPMILER omitting "base-gcc" usually warrants a comment explaining why,
>   e.g. "C++11", "thread local storage" or so
> 
> - ccache must not be a BUILD_DEPEND, surely it works without?
>   there's USE_CCACHE for that doing all the setup, see bsd.port.mk(5)
> 
> - copy/pasted DESCR needs line wrapping, technically says that OpenBSD
>   is not supported and mentions protocols you said don't work.