Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:03:32 -0500 From: Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com> To: Wesley Shields <wxs@csh.rit.edu>, Tobias Roth <roth@iam.unibe.ch>, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New rc.d code merge timing (Was: Re: Portupgrade confused about editors/emacs) Message-ID: <43C2A574.4030306@rogers.com> In-Reply-To: <20060109175350.GE10941@iib.unsam.edu.ar> References: <20060106131231.GC14967@droopy.unibe.ch> <43BF7430.80509@FreeBSD.org> <20060107191202.GA18881@droopy.unibe.ch> <43C0568F.7020909@rogers.com> <20060108001643.GA15000@soaustin.net> <43C05C21.4080500@rogers.com> <43C0B5E8.6030808@FreeBSD.org> <20060109141117.GC10941@iib.unsam.edu.ar> <20060109163634.GA26667@droopy.unibe.ch> <20060109174227.GA42767@csh.rit.edu> <20060109175350.GE10941@iib.unsam.edu.ar>
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Fernan Aguero wrote: > +----[ Wesley Shields <wxs@csh.rit.edu> (09.Jan.2006 14:41): > | > | On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 05:36:34PM +0100, Tobias Roth wrote: > | > On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 11:11:17AM -0300, Fernan Aguero wrote: > | > > > | > > Proposal: a ports-announce mailing list. This should be a > | > > low-volume list where all HEADS UP of i) upcoming changes, > | > > ii) committed changes are posted. Also, non-HEADS-UP > | > > messages, like the ones that make up UPDATING should go to > | > > the list. Messages could well be cross-posted to ports, so > | > > that everyone gets the announcements. But I guess it could > | > > be a good alternative for people that want just the > | > > anouncements. If someones gets an announcement and wants to > | > > see the discussion that lead to the changes, then s/he can > | > > go to the ports@, stable@ and/or current@ archives. > | > > | > Excellent idea, I second it. Especially the UPDATING stuff > | > is often missed, even by people who have time to read ports@ > | > regularly. > | > > | > cheers, t. > | > | While I agree with a ports-announce@ list I believe freshports.org will > | mail you when entries to UPDATING are made that are relevant to the > | ports on your watched list. > | > | -- WXS > | > +----] > > OK, but then I will have to remember to upload my list of > installed packages to freshports every time I install a new > port ... I really appreciate the service provided by > freshports but I would rather have a script in /etc/periodic > that would check my installed ports against UPDATING and > notify me if something new appears there. > > I'm not a shell guru, but if no one takes it, I would try to > come with a draft implementation. Does it sound like a good idea? > Agreed, this would save a lot of time and work. Kind of like like portaudit, where it checks your installed ports, and reports security problems via periodic.
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