Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 21:15:20 -0400 From: Matthew Donovan <kitche@kitchetech.com> To: "Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: port maintaince procedural questions Message-ID: <20080602011520.GA38683@njord.Belkin> In-Reply-To: <4843438B.2000807@gmail.com> References: <4843438B.2000807@gmail.com>
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--fdj2RfSjLxBAspz7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 08:49:15PM -0400, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 >=20 > I have brought a older port maintained by ports@freebsd.org to the=20 > current version.... I have done all the work needed to make it=20 > committable.... I have several questions first: >=20 > 1. How do I take maintainership of the port? >=20 > 2. How do I submit the patch to bring it upto date? (I know for new=20 > ports I do PR with a special subject but in a case like this). >=20 > Just so people know the port in question is devel/tailor I upgraded it=20 > from 0.9.32 to 0.9.34 because 34 has added 3 or so more back ends. >=20 > As to the reason for asking for taking the maintainership is the ports=20 > 2.0 team needs it for internal development (we use aegis internally and= =20 > need to translate to cvs). > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org >=20 > iEYEARECAAYFAkhDQ4sACgkQk8GFzCrQm4D7JACg2HYyxjzMrhOmCRKfjIYCTR4x > C0YAn10z8fYSu7kjbADjNO6YvlXx2VMG > =3Diz6w > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" This is what I do anymore when I update a port I test it with porttools and= I copy the new port directory to something like <port>.new and leave the o= ld port as is then I run port submit.=20 It will make the patch if it can find the older port and you fill out the P= R and it will then ask to send it abort or nothing. it's the easiest way I = have found. --fdj2RfSjLxBAspz7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkhDSagACgkQCyI5DJQdxQ/uMgCgiZ2lqVZcclHPlYNlX0WDOKBx 8y4AmgPkHHsxhlFNIXyKUIY5mkXjtSOX =a8+m -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --fdj2RfSjLxBAspz7--
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