Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:42:23 +0100 From: Erwin Lansing <erwin@FreeBSD.org> To: doc@FreeBSD.org Cc: portmgr@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Documentation of major changes to the ports collection Message-ID: <20031210154223.GD6165@droso.net> In-Reply-To: <20031203184112.GA53286@intruder.kitchenlab.org> References: <20031203124353.GD82966@droso.net> <20031203133557.GA23226@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> <20031203150958.GC72102@droso.net> <20031203184112.GA53286@intruder.kitchenlab.org>
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On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 10:41:12AM -0800, Bruce A. Mah wrote:
> If memory serves me right, Erwin Lansing wrote:
>
> > Although I'm all that happy about starting two new documents, I keep
> > running into problems with how to combine the best of both worlds
> > and perhaps the best would be both. One plaintext UPDATING-style where
> > all ports-committers can add items for developers to and one relnotes-style,
> > which rotates at each release and is published at the website more oriented
> > at users.
>
> This might be a good approach. The second document could actually be
> implemented as a part of the existing release notes, since it's tied
> fairly strongly to particular releases of the base system.
>
Judging from the overwhelming respons, people agree that this is the way
to go. At least I like it :)
Now I've just have to find an empty hour or so to write up some
guidelines for the top of /usr/ports/CHANGES, which I'd like to create
with portmgr's permission and write a section for the porter's handbook.
Bruce, would you mind working with me on adding a section to the release
notes (after the release of 5.2) ?
-erwin
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