Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:47:18 +0300 From: Anonymous <swell.k@gmail.com> To: "Janky Jay\, III" <jankyj@unfs.us> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PR's not being picked up (Was Re: becoming a port committor) Message-ID: <864ob96eix.fsf@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4CEA0738.3060701@unfs.us> (Janky Jay, III's message of "Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:01:28 -0700") References: <4CE7EC0D.9000203@a1poweruser.com> <4CE969B6.90900@kc8onw.net> <AANLkTik7wfhm8hp-Kwfu8HerqYftiYXTCwT6Q83t7Hmv@mail.gmail.com> <201011211909.23708.beech@akherb.com> <20101122052649.GA61979@comcast.net> <4CEA0738.3060701@unfs.us>
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"Janky Jay, III" <jankyj@unfs.us> writes: > On 11/21/2010 10:26 PM, Charlie Kester wrote: >> On Sun 21 Nov 2010 at 20:09:23 PST Beech Rintoul wrote: >>> >>> That is correct, although it is possible to use a unified diff >>> with the "-N" flag against a non existent source. The problem is >>> too many contributors send in update pr's in shar format which >>> are a real PITA to deal with from our end. >>> >>> You may notice that many pr's aren't picked up by committers for >>> just that reason. > > Almost anyone who is an only semi-serious port maintainer (meaning > they only have a select few number of ports to maintain and are only > trying to contribute/participate) knows that maybe this issue is due > to the porter's handbook. Specifically > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/porters-handbook/porting-submitting.html > which blatantly states that all submissions whether they are new OR > updates be submitted in shar format. Maybe the commiters should bring > this up and have a few less to deal with..? Just a suggestion. It's because you're looking at the wrong chapter. That one is about new ports, not updates/bugfixes/changes. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/porters-handbook/port-upgrading.html
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