Hi,
Thanks for this port
I hit a roadblock however:
/usr/ports/editors/nedit git:(master*) $ make
===> Building from scratch nedit-5.7.20260411
===> nedit-5.7.20260411 depends on: libiconv-* -> libiconv-1.19
===> nedit-5.7.20260411 depends on: motif-* -> motif-2.3.8p3
===> Verifying specs: ICE SM X11 Xau Xdmcp Xext Xft Xmu Xpm Xrender
Xt c expat fontconfig freetype iconv m z Xm ===> found ICE.12.0 SM.9.0
X11.19.0 Xau.10.0 Xdmcp.11.0 Xext.13.0 Xft.13.0 Xmu.11.1 Xpm.10.0
Xrender.6.0 Xt.11.1 c.104.0 expat.17.1 fontconfig.14.1 freetype.31.1
iconv.7.2 m.10.1 z.7.2 Xm.6.1 ===> Checking files for
nedit-5.7.20260411
`/usr/ports/distfiles/dd408440cb392db2258edfef753c57e134cfbbd8.tar.gz'
is up to date.
>> (SHA256) all files: OK
===> Extracting for nedit-5.7.20260411
===> Patching for nedit-5.7.20260411
===> Applying OpenBSD patch patch-Makefile
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: Makefile
|--- Makefile.orig
|+++ Makefile
--------------------------
Patching file Makefile using Plan A...
Hunk #1 succeeded at 32.
done
===> Applying OpenBSD patch patch-doc_NEdit_ad
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|--- doc/NEdit.ad.orig 2003-09-29 01:03:50.000000000 +1000
|+++ doc/NEdit.ad 2003-12-04 22:25:59.000000000 +1100
--------------------------
Patching file doc/NEdit.ad using Plan A...
Hunk #1 succeeded at 8.
done
===> Applying OpenBSD patch patch-doc_nc_pod
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: doc/nc.pod
|--- doc/nc.pod.orig
|+++ doc/nc.pod
--------------------------
Patching file doc/nc.pod using Plan A...
Hunk #1 failed at 3.
Hunk #2 succeeded at 49.
Hunk #3 failed at 107.
Hunk #4 succeeded at 155 (offset -12 lines).
Hunk #5 succeeded at 170 (offset -12 lines).
2 out of 5 hunks failed--saving rejects to doc/nc.pod.rej
done
***> patch-doc_nc_pod did not apply cleanly
===> Applying OpenBSD patch patch-doc_nedit_pod
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: doc/nedit.pod
|--- doc/nedit.pod.orig
|+++ doc/nedit.pod
--------------------------
Patching file doc/nedit.pod using Plan A...
Hunk #1 succeeded at 48.
Hunk #2 succeeded at 145.
Hunk #3 succeeded at 263.
done
===> Applying OpenBSD patch patch-makefiles_Makefile_openbsd
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: makefiles/Makefile.openbsd
|--- makefiles/Makefile.openbsd.orig
|+++ makefiles/Makefile.openbsd
--------------------------
Patching file makefiles/Makefile.openbsd using Plan A...
Hunk #1 succeeded at 2.
Hunk #2 succeeded at 10.
done
===> Applying OpenBSD patch patch-source_file_c
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: source/file.c
|--- source/file.c.orig
|+++ source/file.c
--------------------------
Patching file source/file.c using Plan A...
Hunk #1 succeeded at 1373 (offset -3 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 1389 (offset -3 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 1401 (offset -3 lines).
done
===> Applying OpenBSD patch patch-source_highlightData_c
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: source/highlightData.c
|--- source/highlightData.c.orig
|+++ source/highlightData.c
--------------------------
Patching file source/highlightData.c using Plan A...
Hunk #1 succeeded at 266.
done
===> Applying OpenBSD patch patch-source_nc_c
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: source/nc.c
|--- source/nc.c.orig
|+++ source/nc.c
--------------------------
Patching file source/nc.c using Plan A...
Hunk #1 succeeded at 110 (offset -2 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 742 (offset -36 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 814 (offset -2 lines).
done
===> Applying OpenBSD patch patch-source_preferences_c
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Add .pp to the list of extensions for Pascal source files.
|
|Index: source/preferences.c
|--- source/preferences.c.orig
|+++ source/preferences.c
--------------------------
Patching file source/preferences.c using Plan A...
Hunk #1 succeeded at 761 (offset 2 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 790 (offset 2 lines).
done
===> Applying OpenBSD patch patch-util_misc_c
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: util/misc.c
|--- util/misc.c.orig
|+++ util/misc.c
--------------------------
Patching file util/misc.c using Plan A...
Hunk #1 succeeded at 1488.
done
===> Failed patches:
patch-doc_nc_pod
*** Error 1 in . (/usr/ports/infrastructure/mk/bsd.port.mk:2949
'/usr/ports/pobj/nedit-5.7.20260411/.patch_done': @if cd
/usr/ports/editors/...) *** Error 2 in /usr/ports/editors/nedit
(/usr/ports/infrastructure/mk/bsd.port.mk:2722 'all':
@lock=nedit-5.7.20260411; export _LOCKS_HELD=...)
Did you mean to remove this patch file?
Upon removing it, the build seems to be able to continue, even to the
point of rolling up a package.
After this change, heres some other stuff I ran:
/usr/ports/editors/nedit git:(master*) $ make port-lib-depends-check
/usr/ports/editors/nedit git:(master*) $ portcheck
editors/nedit
Appreciated,
On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:57:00 +0000
David Uhden Collado <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'd like to propose switching the editors/nedit port from the old
> SourceForge NEdit 5.7 source tree to the nedit-classic fork maintained
> by Alexander Mai:
>
> https://github.com/alx210/nedit-classic
>
> This is the same developer behind EMWM and the related Motif
> applications such as XFile, XImaging, and emwm-utils. His NEdit fork
> is based directly on the classic Motif NEdit code and keeps the
> traditional interface and behavior rather than replacing it with a
> different toolkit or substantially different editor.
>
> The current OpenBSD port still uses the original NEdit 5.7 release
> from 2017. The proposed patch instead tracks a recent nedit-classic
> snapshot from April 11, 2026:
>
> dd408440cb392db2258edfef753c57e134cfbbd8
>
> The main advantage of this fork is that it continues development of
> the classic Motif version while adding functionality useful on modern
> X11 desktops. Upstream specifically carries experimental support for
> MWM workspace management and optional Xft font support. This also
> makes it a natural companion to the updated Motif library and EMWM
> ports.
>
> The fork otherwise remains recognizably NEdit 5.7 and preserves its
> existing client/server model, Motif interface, macro system, syntax
> highlighting, and other established behavior.
>
> For the port, I changed HOMEPAGE and the distfile source to the
> nedit-classic GitHub repository and use a dated package version for
> the selected upstream commit.
>
> I also adjusted the OpenBSD makefile patch so the Motif library is
> resolved correctly through LOCALBASE and explicitly pass LOCALBASE and
> X11BASE through MAKE_ENV.
>
> The documentation build is now performed explicitly with pod2man after
> the main build, while installation remains controlled by the port. The
> obsolete separate nedit_patterns distfile and associated packaged
> files are no longer included.
>
> The package description has also been updated to identify this as the
> classic fork and document its MWM workspace compatibility and Xft
> support.
>
> My main reason for proposing the switch is similar to the Motif
> update: the existing NEdit 5.7 release has been static for many
> years, while nedit-classic provides a current continuation of the
> same traditional Motif codebase by a developer who is actively
> working on the surrounding Motif desktop ecosystem.
>
> Thank you for your time and consideration.
>
> Best regards,
> David
--
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