From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 6 22:45:21 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE09D106567F for ; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 22:45:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from magik@roorback.net) Received: from mail-qw0-f54.google.com (mail-qw0-f54.google.com [209.85.216.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A9FB8FC1B for ; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 22:45:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qwj8 with SMTP id 8so3069103qwj.13 for ; Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:45:20 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.229.114.76 with SMTP id d12mr1012711qcq.147.1299451520547; Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:45:20 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.226.145 with HTTP; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 14:45:00 -0800 (PST) X-Originating-IP: [89.72.104.219] In-Reply-To: <4D7409CB.1040706@FreeBSD.org> References: <4D73D464.3070806@roorback.net> <4D7409CB.1040706@FreeBSD.org> From: Grzegorz Blach Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 23:45:00 +0100 Message-ID: To: Doug Barton Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: bf1783@gmail.com, "b. f." , freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD needs fresh Blood! X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:45:21 -0000 On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 23:25, Doug Barton 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/ > >