Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 14:16:20 -0600 From: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> To: Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [DRAFT] ports contributor's guide Message-ID: <3FD4DC14.90205@lonesome.com> In-Reply-To: <8E1DAD82-29AE-11D8-BC14-003065ABFD92@mac.com> References: <20031205025342.04faf48b.sheepkiller@cultdeadsheep.org> <3FD013E7.7080302@lonesome.com> <D4AA8617-2833-11D8-8386-003065A20588@mac.com> <3FD25400.70403@lonesome.com> <8E1DAD82-29AE-11D8-BC14-003065ABFD92@mac.com>
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> Are you suggesting a procedure by which a committer who has some doubts > about a port should handle the situation? I think the suggestion should be there that such a dialog can and should exist, that's all, whether between the maintainer/submitter or on freebsd-ports. > As discussed below, I don't think adding the "make sure your port is > useful" test to the PH would be helpful as written, but perhaps "2.6 > Submitting the port" could be extended with more details about the > actions taken by a committer when reviewing a port submission (ie, > testing it with portlint et al, checking to see whether the port is > filed in the right category, seeing whether the port submission > duplicates existing ports, etc). See PRs docs/53422, 53424, and 53425 for some ideas I have along those lines. > I think guidelines like these would indicate that there is a review > process AND also help explain why it takes a while for submissions to > be processed, without needlessly emphasizing to a new porter that > one's port submission might fail such a review. An excellent point. > OK. Maybe: "In the event that the committer reviewing the port > submission encounters a problem, being willing to maintain the port > you have submitted will help to resolve such problems more rapidly"...? No, not really :-) I think it should be stated more in terms that you are doing the project an appreciated favor if you agree to be the maintainer. From what I can tell committers commit whatever amuses them, I don't think whether there is a maintainer line or not has any effect on whether they are amused or not :-) mcl
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