From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 13 18:43:16 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 40355887 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:43:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ob0-x22a.google.com (mail-ob0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22a]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F41E4A1C for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:43:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f170.google.com with SMTP id wp18so4091168obc.1 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:43:15 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=jcEcDK4lSDtu17wwwph70VBvraCBo0U3Bgc5NFGbqTU=; b=Hfm3vnA8OafJKHR8VUhMlgChORcg5w9y55h1t4anIg0DYhY1lylV3JJR4yxjx+vym4 YLt2KAAkZDhkZZI+KgPKR028NBhYkdGqgrcLZnXlcvuJmDc1iHxUi+5eiVkJkUygYvUP TZz0rgcqppernr1tsCjLVrUyKkIXPR+F8nt6dNfcubG9Gv6amJ3tFpk6lgSFXyEPezTL ZF7NYMkZhb43S/aAw06f7blPPSu1pZUiFhzkUGBMD6Ib2P35uIHYKL4QGqZx+EAgeXSu kZSFidDGEo3eryhchy43a2pVuP+Skx9l++ZjGb43M0vIHojwhlGkOI+x+RK2xXdsNSxn FFWg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.202.226.70 with SMTP id z67mr20803042oig.95.1421174595341; Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:43:15 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.202.76.71 with HTTP; Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:43:15 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:43:15 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: sysutils/bbcp: Anyone interesting in helping upgrade this port? From: Freddie Cash To: Chris H Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: FreeBSD Ports Mailing List , jhein@symmetricom.com X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:43:16 -0000 On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 10:17 AM, Chris H wrote: > On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:08:05 -0800 Freddie Cash wrote > > > Good morning, > > > > With the requirement for the NONE cipher in OpenSSH requiring a custom > > compile of the world or a custom compile of the openssh-portable port > (all > > my production servers are binary-package-only now), I've started using > bbcp > > instead of "zfs send" over SSH. And looking at using bbcp instead of > rsync > > over SSH for another system (transfer speed is more important than > > encrypting the data as the transfer is done over a very local LAN link)= . > > > > The bbcp port is version 20120520; the latest version available is > > 20140902. There have been several new features added over the past 2 > years > > that make it (at least on paper) a decent rsync replacement for our use= s. > > > > Is there anyone interested in bringing this port up-to-date. I had a > quick > > look, but it requires some C hacking that's beyond my skills. :( I've > > only tried compiling it with clang, which gives lots of errors. Haven'= t > > tried with gcc, though. > > I just had a look. Looks interesting. I can't foresee any issue > moving it ahead. But before I step up, and say "I'll take it". > Have you contacted the maintainer? I don't want to step on any toes. :) > > =E2=80=8BWell, now I feel sheepish. I was looking at the freshports.org page for it and just saw portmgr-related commits to the port and assumed it was maintained by "freebsd-ports" (aka not maintained). I completely missed the little "Maintainer" line at the top. :( I've CC'd the port Maintainer to bring them into the loop.=E2=80=8B =E2=80=8B[Being a past port maintainer, I really should know better.]=E2=80= =8B --=20 Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com