Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 07:05:01 +0200 From: Daniel Engberg <diizzy@FreeBSD.org> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> Cc: Craig Leres <leres@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I configure a port to get a specific sourceforge commit? Message-ID: <390991b39f9b7c8b568d1aa2de809bfa@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20230826031839.DD932387@slippy.cwsent.com> References: <56d5e798-9bb4-ca9a-5fbf-59a7b17a334b@freebsd.org> <20230826031839.DD932387@slippy.cwsent.com>
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On 2023-08-26 05:18, Cy Schubert wrote: > In message <56d5e798-9bb4-ca9a-5fbf-59a7b17a334b@freebsd.org>, Craig > Leres > writ > es: >> I'm trying to update graphics/netpbm to an actively maintained repo >> (PR >> 262212). I'm told by some that this is the current best choice: >> >> https://sourceforge.net/projects/netpbm/ >> >> Unfortunately its idea of "release management" is less than ideal. >> >> Let's say I browse this commit log: >> >> https://sourceforge.net/p/netpbm/code/4616/log/?path=/advanced >> >> and decide that release 11.03.04/commit r4606 is interesting. I can >> download it if I click on "Tree" for that commit and then "Download >> Snapshot" it gives me this as the "direct link": >> >> >> https://sourceforge.net/code-snapshots/svn/n/ne/netpbm/code/netpbm-code-r4606 >> -advanced.zip >> >> This definitely works. But I don't find an existing port that uses >> sourceforge with a specific commit and no combination of >> "MASTERSITES=SF..." I've tried works. >> >> I have something that does work but it's a horrible hack, essentially: >> >> DISTVERSION= 11.03.04 >> MASTER_SITES= >> ${MASTER_SITE_SOURCEFORGE:S,/project/%SUBDIR%/,/code-snapshots/svn/n/ne/netpb >> m/code/,} >> DISTNAME= netpbm-code-r4606-advanced >> USES= zip >> >> Is there a less hacky way to do this? >> >> Craig >> > > I proxy my -devel ports (cde-devel and motif-devel) based on SF sources > through my GH account, and the wpa_supplicant-devel/hostapd-devel on a > git > repo at w1.fi using that method as well. This allows me to use GH > plumbing. > > I probably wouldn't suggest this for a non -devel port but if you're > ever > thinking of a netpbm-devel, this may be easier, allowing the use of the > GH > plumbing in ports. > > What I do is clone the remote repo and change the remote name from > origin > to upstream, setting the GH remote to origin and pushing to GH. To > update I > git fetch upstream, git rebase upstream/main, and finally git push > origin. > > This too is a hack, probably just as hacky as your hack. You don't, that's why we've linked to the repos in the PR. https://github.com/ceamac/netpbm-make-dist is used by Alpine and the other with by Arch. https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/tree/community/netpbm/APKBUILD Best regards, Daniel
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