From owner-svn-ports-all@freebsd.org Wed Dec 6 13:56:28 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-ports-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90847E802F9; Wed, 6 Dec 2017 13:56:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adamw@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 mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5D5DE72E42; Wed, 6 Dec 2017 13:56:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adamw@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id vB6DuRkZ032544; Wed, 6 Dec 2017 13:56:27 GMT (envelope-from adamw@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from adamw@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id vB6DuRtp032543; Wed, 6 Dec 2017 13:56:27 GMT (envelope-from adamw@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201712061356.vB6DuRtp032543@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: adamw set sender to adamw@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Adam Weinberger Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 13:56:27 +0000 (UTC) To: ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r455650 - head X-SVN-Group: ports-head X-SVN-Commit-Author: adamw X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 455650 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: ports MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-ports-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the ports tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:56:28 -0000 Author: adamw Date: Wed Dec 6 13:56:27 2017 New Revision: 455650 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/455650 Log: Add a short entry about FLAVORS Modified: head/UPDATING Modified: head/UPDATING ============================================================================== --- head/UPDATING Wed Dec 6 12:50:39 2017 (r455649) +++ head/UPDATING Wed Dec 6 13:56:27 2017 (r455650) @@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ you update your ports collection, before attempting an the new dsbmd.conf.sample. 20171130: + AFFECTS: all ports users + AUTHOR: adamw@FreeBSD.org + + The ports tree has gained "flavors," which are a way to produce multiple + variations of a port. Some intended examples of this are language + modules being produced for multiple language versions, and lite/nox11 packages, + without needing separate ports for each variation. Python ports have already + been flavored (see the below entry). Flavor support must be added to + individual ports. + + Flavors are already supported by make, pkg, poudriere, and synth; see the + manpages for those tools for usage instructions. Portmaster and portupgrade + don't support flavors yet, but community work on those tools is in progress. + + Some bumps and breakages are inevitable for a major change such as this. + Please report breakages and monitor the ports@ list for solutions as they + become available. + +20171130: AFFECTS: */py* AUTHOR: mat@FreeBSD.org