Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 09:33:50 +0100 From: Erwin Lansing <erwin@lansing.dk> To: Sean Chittenden <seanc@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, legacy-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/automake17 Makefile ports/devel/py-kqueue Makefile ports/devel/autoconf257 Makefile ports/editors/apel-xemacs21-mule Makefile ports/editors/jedit Makefile ports/emulators/snes9x Makefile ... Message-ID: <20030207083350.GB90669@droso.net> In-Reply-To: <200302070244.h172iMRV053562@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200302070244.h172iMRV053562@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 06:44:22PM -0800, Sean Chittenden wrote:
> Correct ports that were abusing the FORBIDDEN variable and replace with
> either IGNORE or BROKEN.
>
> Since there seems to be some confusion, for the record:
>
> BROKEN is reserved for ports that don't work. This will prevent
> users from installing the port, but please note that
> ports marked as BROKEN will still be built by bento
> IGNORE is reserved for ports that should not be built for one
> reason or another (including bento). Users and bento
> will not build ports marked as IGNORE.
> FORBIDDEN is reserved for security breakages only!!! Only mark a
> port as FORBIDDEN if there is a security issue with the
> port at the time.
>
Shouldn't this be added to the porter's handbook?
Cheers,
-erwin
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