From owner-freebsd-ports Mon Apr 10 7:46:10 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from radiac.mine.nu (h186n2fls20o974.telia.com [212.181.170.186]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5891C37B519 for ; Mon, 10 Apr 2000 07:45:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ps@radiac.mine.nu) Received: (from ps@localhost) by radiac.mine.nu (8.9.3/8.9.3) id QAA13723; Mon, 10 Apr 2000 16:02:07 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ps) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 16:01:37 +0200 From: Patrik Sundberg To: Ruslan Shevchenko Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: doc++ port Message-ID: <20000410160137.A13692@radiac.mine.nu> References: <20000410124343.A12049@radiac.mine.nu> <38F1CAAA.BF362613@Shevchenko.Kiev.UA> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <38F1CAAA.BF362613@Shevchenko.Kiev.UA>; from Ruslan@Shevchenko.Kiev.UA on Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 03:35:54PM +0300 Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 03:35:54PM +0300, Ruslan Shevchenko wrote: > Patrik Sundberg wrote: > > > > hi, > > > > I noticed that the doc++ port is quite out of date and the version in the > > ports-collection doesn't compile on my 4.0-stable box. I updated the port > > myself and mailed the maintainer yesterday about it. I would like to know > > the "correct" way to go about issues like this: > > - should I contact the maintainer and send him diffs? > > - should I send-pr the update? > > - if you get no response from the maintainer, what should you do then? > > (note: I only mailed the maintainer yesterday so this isn't an issue, > > I just want to know anyways..) > > update is live in ports queue as ports/17860 > > In general case: the "correct" way is: > 1. Check: are exists the same send-pr in GNATS queue. > 2. if not -- send problem report, which will be forwarded to > maintainer of port. ah.. gnats - of course. thanks. -- Patrik Sundberg - email: ps@raditex.se || ps@radiac.mine.nu ---> telefon: 013-178 567 - mobiltelefon: 070-760 22 40 <--- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message