Date: 17 Sep 2005 23:05:09 -0000 From: Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/86281: Additional commentary for describes target in bsd.port.mk Message-ID: <20050917230509.31542.qmail@hexahedron.daemonology.net> Resent-Message-ID: <200509172310.j8HNA4Xi043222@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 86281 >Category: ports >Synopsis: Additional commentary for describes target in bsd.port.mk >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Sep 17 23:10:03 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Colin Percival >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-SECURITY i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD hexahedron.daemonology.net 5.4-SECURITY FreeBSD 5.4-SECURITY #0: Wed Jul 20 08:57:11 UTC 2005 root@builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: Portsnap uses the data format of "make describes" in an externally-visible manner. If this format ever changes, portsnap will need to adjust. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Document in bsd.port.mk that portmgr should contact the portsnap maintainer before changing the format output by "make describe". --- bsd.port.mk.diff begins here --- Index: ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk =================================================================== RCS file: /home/pcvs/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk,v retrieving revision 1.517 diff -u -p -r1.517 bsd.port.mk --- ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk 15 Sep 2005 12:24:33 -0000 1.517 +++ ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk 17 Sep 2005 23:01:17 -0000 @@ -4676,6 +4676,9 @@ package-recursive: package # distribution-name|port-path|installation-prefix|comment| \ # description-file|maintainer|categories|extract-depends| \ # patch-depends|fetch-depends|build-depends|run-depends|www site +# +# If this ever changes, portmgr should contact the portsnap maintainer +# first to avoid gratuitous breakage. .if !target(describe) describe: --- bsd.port.mk.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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