From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 22 18:59:00 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27320106564A for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:59:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tingox@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ey0-f182.google.com (mail-ey0-f182.google.com [209.85.215.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A655A8FC14 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:58:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by eyb7 with SMTP id 7so4075968eyb.13 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:58:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=RnOkl63XTpOmbJeWSV2i48DB8l44CqITvftOZ/TmOAs=; b=qsOuJ7HmvsDTYzyQEJRNWlDXVSIjjCuGnXGPjGrch3gktAjWVwEeL4sIdDRkl9v8Ji H7O6PsYm0qpvHINJWJU+EU70IDLh4yIeE5qeNMnuw532xMt8PwosPrdsltJwlbRT+4EZ JPlLoT/HQNqNXoKvXJpMAn+vqV41rXCap8Wv4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=KgL5WUnV9m6rDep9oWFoAnZN9VTPt+uK+OgH1j67ETBd3C2j9ZeVKOGbru3s7JjxCJ 2Yx1JNRE0nhgxWlJb01P+BR+lDO4ZrHhKjeQrkBVDhZefSrMiFlHpyDmRuHLwlTRDZjf 1HKPwEV0Mowxr69gmodT5gLnt9YjzQ1sP9OUg= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.231.168 with SMTP id l40mr6166470weq.18.1290452337511; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:58:57 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.216.13.210 with HTTP; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:58:56 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20101122131905.318b590c@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <4CE7EC0D.9000203@a1poweruser.com> <4CE969B6.90900@kc8onw.net> <201011211909.23708.beech@akherb.com> <20101122052649.GA61979@comcast.net> <4CEA0738.3060701@unfs.us> <20101122072257.GF48679@comcast.net> <20101122131905.318b590c@gumby.homeunix.com> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:58:56 +0100 Message-ID: From: Torfinn Ingolfsen To: FreeBSD Ports ML Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: PR's not being picked up (Was Re: becoming a port committor) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:59:00 -0000 Hi, On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 2:19 PM, RW wrote: > > Actually it does discuss the wording of the synopsis for both new and > updated ports which gives the impression that that that section covers > both. > > Furthermore the update chapter is at the opposite end of the > index under the single misleading word "Upgrading". There's no mention > of "submitting" which is what people will be looking for. > > IMO chapter 10 should either be 3.7 or be merged into 3.6. If anything > deserves to be under "Quick Porting" it's this. > So then we will see your PR for an update of that chapter in the Porter's Handbook in the next few days perhaps? > The trouble is that even when people do read handbooks from beginning > to end there are always sections that that they are likely to skip > until they need them, and this is one of them. > The Porter's Handbook is not going to be improved unless the people who read it and have ideas for improvement do something about it. HTH, HAND. -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen