From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Jan 11 11:06:37 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA9B1CABAE2 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:06:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from lb2-smtp-cloud2.xs4all.net (lb2-smtp-cloud2.xs4all.net [194.109.24.25]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "*.xs4all.nl", Issuer "GlobalSign Domain Validation CA - SHA256 - G2" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 65FFD15C5 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:06:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from slackbox.erewhon.home ([83.162.243.5]) by smtp-cloud2.xs4all.net with ESMTP id Wz6a1u00307iGuj01z6b7P; Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:06:35 +0100 Received: from rsmith (uid 1001) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) id 123f3 by slackbox.erewhon.home (DragonFly Mail Agent v0.11+); Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:06:34 +0100 Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:06:34 +0100 From: Roland Smith To: Damien Fleuriot Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: [ports] finding an orphan to maintain Message-ID: <20170111110634.GB53285@slackbox.erewhon.home> Mail-Followup-To: Damien Fleuriot , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="4bRzO86E/ozDv8r1" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.7.2 (2016-11-26) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:06:37 -0000 --4bRzO86E/ozDv8r1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 03:26:53PM +0100, Damien Fleuriot wrote: > Hello list, > > Is there any place that lists orphaned ports, as in ports lacking an actu= al > maintainer ? The answer in the forum post (https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/36243/) li= nked to by Anastasios Mageirias is good but not complete. The state of a port as an orhpan is not as black-and-white as it might seem. Ports that have no maintainer *and have no relevant mailing-list* have their maintainer listed as =E2=80=9Cports@freebsd.org=E2=80=9D. These are clearly= orphans. But (for example) python or ruby related ports that have no dedicated maint= ainer have their maintainer listed as =E2=80=9Cpython@freebsd.org=E2=80=9D or =E2= =80=9Cruby@freebsd.org=E2=80=9D, i.e. the relevant mailing-list. Look for example at the math/py-numpy port. This has python@freebsd.org listed as maintainer, but is still regularly updated via PRs. > Being a sysadmin and not a dev, I'm looking for a (very) entry level port, > something which doesn't require deep programming knowledge. Look for orphan ports with a relatively short port Makefile . :-) The aforementioned math/py-numpy is a case in point. At 103 lines it is not a p= ort for beginners, I'd say. Something like for example audio/wmrecord for examp= le would be better suited. But most important is probably that it is a port *you use and care about*. A port where you don't mind checking the website for updates and submitting a= PR with port updates. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://rsmith.home.xs4all.nl/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 5753 3324 1661 B0FE 8D93 FCED 40F6 D5DC A38A 33E0 (keyID: A38A33E0) --4bRzO86E/ozDv8r1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCAAdFiEEV1MzJBZhsP6Nk/ztQPbV3KOKM+AFAlh2EbkACgkQQPbV3KOK M+Av9A//TfZxKX3pwh3MSlhrWgZr0QUwOf1r7ud5QlNvdN9Pgxy+ErbGQ7snyPV+ LKE5F6qYqQBoN9cC0aj/MYL8fsArnB1jdYJI9BBFCcjhsqcrrpOQEyR3Fo4dEFAX YOVaTAhOk/85w8Qy6Yp8kFLkoE7wc7IYfENf0RqAZoacr30W5uJAaMXTPuI4ngA6 0fuNZZcXO40ceGUvEw7Wv/UdACN796ULL2xa5hDfweubjtN3wRtGp5ld8DA2lsfd EB9vKLuBN73Q5zX294QDPR/c58MtYsXrny063YUptooYZ2Kna9mmTchRDc7lEOsu Fn6T7fdgkDa8CPdLZNGksVtnQBKXNTjO1YSsJgugHNjXad6+Jnwa4Le/aJy7ohqR 3royZNyrE4+ZcjJac224NV7AGWjs5CScCnZxBfaZ6vOjumAckD2TQTuheTxmswh2 daKuQ/f9DuE7gHxVxJt5qufSMABh8fCQRo2RtfcBGuJ2X5ooygMUK1aFqmkTi5D1 /Isen0QZIrUFkgC348X6ASTs6iqim8dfLlEREQCj6r0KzeYNrHd3pn3stRxkWHNU kXIzHLM4rVIF4UKt2hA/6DbwXwN4KANQ5DwYD+VIm7yz+L9XJbLqHoDwqnnNYGc3 16SUgj32OKpEccEXex/94+Q9EaxKNeHnQgt4whvTEAvmRGwkkAE= =J4R2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --4bRzO86E/ozDv8r1--