Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:34:59 +0000 (UTC) From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r328139 - head Message-ID: <201309241434.r8OEYxJf033601@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: bapt Date: Tue Sep 24 14:34:59 2013 New Revision: 328139 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/328139 Log: Add an entry about "create packages as a user" Modified: head/CHANGES Modified: head/CHANGES ============================================================================== --- head/CHANGES Tue Sep 24 14:14:06 2013 (r328138) +++ head/CHANGES Tue Sep 24 14:34:59 2013 (r328139) @@ -10,8 +10,21 @@ in the release notes and/or placed into All ports committers are allowed to commit to this file. +20130924: +AUTHOR: bapt@FreeBSD.org + + Stage aware ports can now create package without the requirement from + being root. + If a port really needs root anyway it should add NEED_ROOT in its + Makefile. + + For a port that needs special credential on files DO NOT RELY on + chown in post-install section but rely on @own, @group in pkg-plist + Be careful about rights on directories as pkg_install cannot store them + they needs to be done via @exec chown. + 20130923: -AUTHOT: bapt@FreeBSD.org +AUTHOR: bapt@FreeBSD.org The ports tree is now staged by default. With pkgng the sequence hasn't changed, the main difference is that creating package is now independent @@ -35,9 +48,9 @@ AUTHOT: bapt@FreeBSD.org a sample plist and it should always be _reviewed_ not directly used. NOTE: with staging only what is in the plist will be installed, nothing more, - meaning a port staged cannot have leftovers exect directories left. It is + meaning a port staged cannot have leftovers except directories left. It is really important to double check the pkg-plist to make sure all the files - the maintainer want to package are in! make makeplist can help in that area. + the maintainer wants to package are in! make makeplist can help in that area. 20130923: AUTHOR: mva@FreeBSD.org
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