Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 22:25:23 -0500 From: "Scot W. Hetzel" <hetzels@westbend.net> To: "John Daniels" <jmd526@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD PostgreSQL7 port and v7.0.2 Message-ID: <000e01bfd0f9$2ef1dce0$8dfee0d1@westbend.net> References: <20000608030237.95069.qmail@hotmail.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "John Daniels" <jmd526@hotmail.com> To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>; <freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 10:02 PM Subject: FreeBSD PostgreSQL7 port and v7.0.2 > Hi: > I am running FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE (i386). I want to install PostgreSQL v7.0.2 > but the port maintainer is unable to update it (he writes: "I'm busy until > 2000/06/27 because of CCIE certification.") > > The changes to the port from v7.0.0 to 7.0.2 would appear to be trivial but, > having never done this before, I just wanted to check. > > 1. I changes all references of 7.0.0 to 7.0.2 > 2. I changed the MD5 file to reflect the MD5 checksums for 7.0.2 > To change the MD5, use "make makesum". > Is there anything else that I need to do or be aware of before making the > port? (Frankly, I would be surprised if there is any need to change the > v7.0.0 patches to make v7.0.2 work under FreeBSD.) > A couple of thing: 1. Make a back up copy of the original port first, then after you have tested your changed port create a diff between the original and the changed port and submit the changes to the maintainer for approval. 2. Don't try to do a "make build" first. Instead do a "make patch -DPATCH_DEBUG". Just incase one of the patches fails, you'll at least know which patch failed. 3. If a patch fails, try to merge the patch manually into the sources, then create a new patch file for the failed patch. > NOTE: I don't blame the port maintainer for not having the time to do the > update. While the changes appear simple, I'm sure that the requiste testing > requires a block of time that he doesn't have at this time. I just can't > wait for three weeks or more to install PostgreSQL7, and I would like the > latest version. > Scot To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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