Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 23:45:00 +0100 From: Grzegorz Blach <magik@roorback.net> To: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> Cc: bf1783@gmail.com, "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD needs fresh Blood! Message-ID: <AANLkTinwzwFhP5Dz4XpA3Y4K5p=-LVa28ep-29Uoyh_F@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4D7409CB.1040706@FreeBSD.org> References: <AANLkTi=d5hP-WHPQVJYk9%2B7gXd-3d5j_wgypz7QM2A6X@mail.gmail.com> <4D73D464.3070806@roorback.net> <4D7409CB.1040706@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 23:25, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote: > 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 t= o >>>> 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. =C2=A0= 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 > My mistake, sorry. I'll rebuild INDEX after every merges, but not for portmaster, but for pver. > -- > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' chang= es much. > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0-- OK Go > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowled= ge in the DNS. > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Yours for the right price. =C2=A0:) =C2=A0http= ://SupersetSolutions.com/ > >
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