From owner-svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Tue Nov 3 11:57:10 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16ADB455E22; Tue, 3 Nov 2020 11:57:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from 0mp@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CQSv96rgGz3Wv8; Tue, 3 Nov 2020 11:57:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from 0mp@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CF16F1A447; Tue, 3 Nov 2020 11:57:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from 0mp@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 0A3Bv9gw037917; Tue, 3 Nov 2020 11:57:09 GMT (envelope-from 0mp@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from 0mp@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 0A3Bv9ef037916; Tue, 3 Nov 2020 11:57:09 GMT (envelope-from 0mp@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <202011031157.0A3Bv9ef037916@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: 0mp set sender to 0mp@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2020 11:57:09 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r54671 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/porting-dads X-SVN-Group: doc-head X-SVN-Commit-Author: 0mp X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/porting-dads X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 54671 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: doc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:57:10 -0000 Author: 0mp Date: Tue Nov 3 11:57:09 2020 New Revision: 54671 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/54671 Log: Note that NO_ARCH is not fully utilized by our infrastructure yet Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/porting-dads/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/porting-dads/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/porting-dads/chapter.xml Mon Nov 2 22:19:48 2020 (r54670) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/porting-dads/chapter.xml Tue Nov 3 11:57:09 2020 (r54671) @@ -546,6 +546,18 @@ cc -o someprogram source1.o source2.o -L/usr/local/lib Ports that do not have any architecture-dependent files or requirements are identified by setting NO_ARCH=yes. + + + NO_ARCH is meant to indicate + that there is no need to build a package for each of the + supported architectures. The goal is to reduce the amount + of resources spent on building and distributing the packages + such as network bandwidth and disk space on mirrors + and on distribution media. Currently, however, + our package infrastructure (e.g., package managers, mirrors, + and package builders) is not set up to fully benefit from + NO_ARCH. +