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Date:      Sun, 21 Dec 2014 08:15:56 -0700
From:      Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org>
To:        Steve Wills <swills@freebsd.org>
Cc:        svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r375010 - head/Mk
Message-ID:  <46210F48-0FE2-4B61-AA64-17472B9EAEEB@adamw.org>
In-Reply-To: <201412201559.sBKFxl9d088764@svn.freebsd.org>
References:  <201412201559.sBKFxl9d088764@svn.freebsd.org>

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> On 20 Dec, 2014, at 8:59, Steve Wills <swills@freebsd.org> wrote:
>=20
> Author: swills
> Date: Sat Dec 20 15:59:46 2014
> New Revision: 375010
> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/375010
> QAT: https://qat.redports.org/buildarchive/r375010/
>=20
> Log:
>  Make using GitHub releases easier
>=20
>  Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D1340
>  With hat:	portmgr
>=20
> -#
> -# GitHub files can also be obtained, without the need for any of the =
above, by doing:
> -#
> -# MASTER_SITES=3D	=
http://github.com/accountname/${PORTNAME}/archive/${PORTVERSION}.tar.gz?du=
mmy=3D/
> -#

That shortcut code still works, and it's still simpler than using =
USE_GITHUB and having to keep track of commit hashes on every update. =
Why remove it?

The PH says, "If the distribution file comes from a specific commit or =
tag on GitHub for which there is no officially released file, [...]". =
That code block is a way to get it when there IS an officially released =
file.

# Adam


--=20
Adam Weinberger
adamw@adamw.org
http://www.adamw.org





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