Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:13:10 +0100 From: Torsten Zuehlsdorff <mailinglists@toco-domains.de> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: category customports Message-ID: <56CC68F6.6010108@toco-domains.de> In-Reply-To: <20160218223546.GA56276@spectrum.skysmurf.nl> References: <56C643D7.2010607@utanet.at> <20160218223546.GA56276@spectrum.skysmurf.nl>
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On 18.02.2016 23:35, Alphons van Werven wrote: > Walter Schwarzenfeld wrote: > >> But this could be overwritten with the next update. > [snip] >> But this could also [sic] overwritten. > > You're using portsnap for your updates, I presume? Subversion will not > override local changes (at least not without asking first). I have a tree > here that contains local ports and locally modified ports. That's exactly > why I use SVN instead of portsnap. > > You might get similar results if you use Git to update your tree, I don't > know about that. Yes, you do. While i really dislike Git for many reasons it is a very helpful tool when working on greater port-projects. You can fork and branch and incorporate the upstream changes whenever you feel it right. Greetings, Torsten
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