Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 17:33:38 +0100 From: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> To: "Vlad K." <vlad-fbsd@acheronmedia.com>, Freebsd Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Ports' tips and gotchas Message-ID: <586BD262.3000709@quip.cz> In-Reply-To: <c755791c3da66ff1329202cfa3bce52a@acheronmedia.com> References: <c755791c3da66ff1329202cfa3bce52a@acheronmedia.com>
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Vlad K. wrote on 2017/01/03 17:16: > > I've submitted a patch for Postgres server ports with a note about > enabling checksumming > (https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214671). I'm now > preparing to submit a patch with a similar "Nice to know" tip for > Roundcube (changing default_host breaks the user profiles, and how to > fix it). > > Is pkg-message the right place for such tips and gotchas? Do we need a > separate mechanism where users could collate and submit tips they find > important when installing/upgrading/configuring the port (yeah, those > three exact use cases, I'm sure pkg-message is not the best place for > regular usage tips). Aside from UPDATING of course, which is just > supposed to be important notes about one-time updates/upgrades. Until we have anything better I think pkg-message is the right place for these tips. Some ports already use pkg-message for some recommendations. Miroslav Lachman
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