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Date:      Sun, 12 Jun 2016 12:19:13 +0200
From:      Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu>
To:        abi <abi@abinet.ru>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ports test system setup
Message-ID:  <20160612101913.GA41922@home.opsec.eu>
In-Reply-To: <575D362E.7030206@abinet.ru>
References:  <57587D08.90009@abinet.ru> <64d969fb-f604-68c1-fe61-52013db957a0@FreeBSD.org> <575D362E.7030206@abinet.ru>

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Hi!

> OK, I installed 11-a2 and poudriere. Now I'm running testport, however I 
> have a question - poudriere wiki describes situation where developer 
> patches port and runs it to test. This looks like final precaution 
> before commit to port tree.
> 
> What if I don't know yet what to patch, but need to experiment a little? 
> I want 'make extract', then patch by hand, then try to compile. Is it 
> possible?

I do this kind of testing in the 11 environment ('loaded with other ports')
and only if it builds there, I copy the patched port to the poudriere tree
and run the testbuilds there.

-- 
pi@opsec.eu            +49 171 3101372                         4 years to go !



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