Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 09:55:27 +0100 From: Bob Eager <rde@tavi.co.uk> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No update for a day on ports? Message-ID: <20210401095527.7de7a28e@raksha.tavi.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3b7de439-12a1-70a4-7aec-8b2a9fde38ba@heuristicsystems.com.au> References: <20210401082247.668e4394@zeta.dino.sk> <YGV0EvmP3Hkk5543@mail.bsd4all.net> <3b7de439-12a1-70a4-7aec-8b2a9fde38ba@heuristicsystems.com.au>
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On Thu, 1 Apr 2021 19:47:01 +1100
Dewayne Geraghty <dewayne@heuristicsystems.com.au> wrote:
> Would appreciate if anyone can provide insight as to the 4 git
> commands that I need to function, in a manner similar to the way I
> use svnlite use. Git equivalents for:
>
> svnlite update /usr/ports
> svnlite update -r '{$YYYY-$MM-$DD}' /usr/ports/$category/$port
> svnlite log -l $N /usr/ports/$category/$port
> svnlite diff /usr/ports/$category/$port
I got a partial answer. There is a port, net/gitup, that will do an
update of sorts. (Note: I was just told 'gitup' and there is an old
port, now renamed 'git-up', which is not the right one).
>
> I'm sure many other users would have a similar usage (and similar
> non-knowledge of git)
Indeed. I feel this should have been done in advance. And been in
Appendix A of the Handbook in plenty of time.
> As a minor aside, has anyone stated the reason why the user-base of
> base or ports are moving to git?
Going with the fashion, IMO. But I will no doubt get shouted down.
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