Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:55:51 +0100 (CET) From: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/63315: [patch] committers-guide: record new port repocopy procedure Message-ID: <200402241855.i1OItpSZ079392@pav.hide.vol.cz> Resent-Message-ID: <200402241900.i1OJ0WfO099260@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 63315 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] committers-guide: record new port repocopy procedure >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Feb 24 11:00:32 PST 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Pav Lucistnik >Release: FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD pav.hide.vol.cz 4.9-STABLE FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE #0: Fri Jan 9 19:34:38 CET 2004 root@pav.hide.vol.cz:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PAV i386 >Description: Update "Ports Specific FAQ" section of Committer's Guide with a new procedure to handle ports repocopies. Written by: pav Proofreaded by: adamw >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Index: article.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/dcvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.179 diff -a -u -r1.179 article.sgml --- article.sgml 21 Feb 2004 15:59:56 -0000 1.179 +++ article.sgml 24 Feb 2004 18:46:45 -0000 @@ -2291,10 +2291,9 @@ <answer> <para>When you want to add a port that is related to any port that is already in the tree in a separate - directory, please send mail to the ports manager asking - about it. Here <wordasword>related</wordasword> means - it is a different version or a slightly modified - version. Examples are + directory, you have to do a repository copy. Here + <wordasword>related</wordasword> means it is a different + version or a slightly modified version. Examples are <filename>print/ghostscript*</filename> (different versions) and <filename>x11-wm/windowmaker*</filename> (English-only and internationalized version).</para> @@ -2328,11 +2327,13 @@ </question> <answer> - <para>Send mail to &a.portmgr;, listing the reasons for - the repository copy request. If &a.portmgr approves - it, &a.cvs; will do a repository copy from the old - to the new location and/or name. Once you receive - notification that everything is done, perform the + <para>File the Problem Report in GNATS. Assign it to + <constant>portmgr</constant> and set <varname>state</varname> to + <constant>repocopy</constant>. If &a.portmgr; approves it, + it will be reassigned to <constant>cvs</constant>. + &a.cvs; will do a repository copy from the old + to the new location, and reassign the Problem + Report back to you. Once everything is done, perform the following:</para> <itemizedlist> >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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