Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 11:25:08 +0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> To: "ports@FreeBSD.org" <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: suggested patch for bsd.ports.mk Message-ID: <3ce42b02-ac65-0322-b66d-5e5d198c9877@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <d857274b-908a-4873-1f81-ea99cb1fdbba@freebsd.org> References: <d857274b-908a-4873-1f81-ea99cb1fdbba@freebsd.org>
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On 13/05/2016 12:11 AM, Julian Elischer wrote:
so who or what decides if I can put this in? As a long term committer
from before there were ports, do I have access to it?
do I need to get a ports mentor? (seems likely and would make sense)..
do I apply somewhere? Or should I look for soemone in ports to do it
for me?
> This patch is pretty self explanatory.
>
> it allows us to keep patches for various ports separately in a
> sparse hierarchy while not having to write to the ports tree itself.
>
> In case the list scrubs hte text attachment (diff) here's the
> description part of the diff.
>
> >==== //depot/bugatti/FreeBSD-ports-PZ/10.1/Mk/bsd.port.mk#2 (text)
> ====
>
> @@ -791,6 +791,11 @@
> # The patches specified by this variable will be
> # applied after the normal distribution patches but
> # before those in ${PATCHDIR}.
> +# EXTRA_PATCH_TREE - where to find extra 'out-of-tree' patches
> +# Points to a directory hierarchy with the same
> layout
> +# as the ports tree, where local patches can be
> found.
> +# This allows a third party to keep their patches in
> +# some other source control system if needed.
> # PATCH_WRKSRC - Directory to apply patches in.
> # Default: ${WRKSRC}
> #
>
> If anyone thinks this is a good idea, I'd like it to go in as we
> have to maintain it..
> I could commit it myself but haven't had my ports wings awarded yet..
>
>
>
>
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