Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:10:21 +0100 From: Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org> To: Helmut Schneider <jumper99@gmx.de> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Big patches Message-ID: <CADLo839gKKsG3pjTYiCav_RP%2BzwEVVhTfamwt23cUto9woOwUA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <xn0hi1ji35qeqm000@news.gmane.org> References: <xn0hi0msq2gi3a000@news.gmane.org> <20110818231920.GB3936@lonesome.com> <xn0hi1ji35qeqm000@news.gmane.org>
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On 19 August 2011 08:55, Helmut Schneider <jumper99@gmx.de> wrote: > Mark Linimon wrote: > >> Sorry, I did not see your message and emailed you separately. >> >> GNATS has a spamcatcher for > 500k messages (mostly this catches >> viruses). =A0Normally I handle such PRs manually before the cleanup >> process runs, but I forgot to do it this time. =A0(I only took a >> glance.) >> >> Does the plist change dramatically every time the ports are updated? > > Yes. > >> Is there any way around this if so? =A0Such large changes put stress >> not only on GNATS (it is, after all, a database), but also on the CVS >> repository when the updates are committed. > > I generated the plist in the past but not very long time ago I was told > (and let me quote): "generation the plist is not considered a good > practice" :) > Except when the plist changes dramatically. See Perter's Handbook :) Chris
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