From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 20 17:34:00 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD55937B401 for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2003 17:34:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ohsmtp01.ogw.rr.com (ohsmtp01.ogw.rr.com [65.24.7.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F9B143FA3 for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2003 17:33:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from erik@smluc.org) Received: from xarx.localdomain (cpe-066-061-038-083.midsouth.rr.com [66.61.38.83]) by ohsmtp01.ogw.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h5L0Xlnp004072 for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2003 20:33:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from xarx.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by xarx.localdomain (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h5L0XkDj017174 for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:33:47 -0500 Received: (from erik@localhost) by xarx.localdomain (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id h5L0Xkin017172 for ports@freebsd.org; Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:33:46 -0500 Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:33:46 -0500 From: Erik Greenwald To: ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030621003346.GA17149@xarx.midsouth.rr.com> References: <20030620101547.GC92339@nevermind.kiev.ua> <20030620164643.GC25203@webserver.get-linux.org> <20030620165926.GB53379@rot13.obsecurity.org> <20030620172539.GB25735@webserver.get-linux.org> <20030621001015.GB60379@rot13.obsecurity.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030621001015.GB60379@rot13.obsecurity.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: ports using CVS repo to get sources X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 00:34:01 -0000 On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 05:10:15PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 10:25:40AM -0700, Joshua Oreman wrote: > > > > No, it's because you can't fetch from CVS behind a firewall, so some > > > people will never be able to build your port if it relies on CVS > > > fetching. > > > > Why is this true? I thought pserver was a one way connection. > > Many firewalls do not allow arbitrary outbound connections. > > Kris a couple more reasons to avoid CVS in a port... 1) the user may not have cvs installed (NO_CVS=yes) 2) you can't vrfy the integrity or bsd freindliness of the src in the cvs repo, so it's reasonably possible that the port will be unbuildable at any given time. -- -Erik [http://math.smsu.edu/~erik] The opinions expressed by me are not necessarily opinions. In all probability, they are random rambling, and to be ignored. Failure to ignore may result in severe boredom or confusion. Shake well before opening. Keep Refrigerated.