Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:25:15 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Grzegorz Blach <magik@roorback.net> Cc: bf1783@gmail.com, "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD needs fresh Blood! Message-ID: <4D7409CB.1040706@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4D73D464.3070806@roorback.net> References: <AANLkTi=d5hP-WHPQVJYk9%2B7gXd-3d5j_wgypz7QM2A6X@mail.gmail.com> <4D73D464.3070806@roorback.net>
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On 03/06/2011 10:37, Grzegorz Blach wrote: > On 03/06/2011 18:35, b. f. wrote: >>> I read last post Martin Wilke's blog called "FreeBSD needs fresh Blood!" >>> >>> First of all, I think it's difficult to testing ports No argument there, it can be hard work. >>> I'm using testing release of VirtualBox, >>> but for build this port I must download patches, >>> apply its on my own tree and merge its with official ports >>> using portshaker. You could also maintain completely separate trees, or subtrees with CVS. >>> It's possible to build testing ports outside tree, >>> but I must build every port separately, since `Make` don't known how to >>> track dependencies. Setting PORTSDIR for your builds may help. Read ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk for more information about that. >> There is always going to be some added work involved in testing. Have >> you considered using multiple trees, if you have sufficient disk >> space? Or using a version control system? > > > Multiple trees don't help me a lot, portmaster became fools. Not sure what you mean by that, but portmaster respects PORTSDIR as well. > There is address for repository, but I still need merging trees > and rebuild index for portmaster. portmaster does not require the INDEX unless you tell it to. If you have a ports tree to operate against portmaster doesn't need the INDEX at all. hope this helps, Doug -- Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. -- OK Go Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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