From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Jan 11 11:53:03 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 CA0D1CAB975 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:53:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@my.gd) Received: from mail-ua0-x232.google.com (mail-ua0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400c:c08::232]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 891D6133A for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:53:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@my.gd) Received: by mail-ua0-x232.google.com with SMTP id 35so74652431uak.1 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2017 03:53:03 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=my-gd.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-transfer-encoding; bh=9qWSz70GTZEoFFpRvhfZr85R9XfLqK9fPzJqTwoAtkU=; b=Nq2JoEA1N5/kIsXKO8XZb0qdhS3yPi3ZUsz3zUpXaparaBHBrhM5WtZgr8TL94IUEZ hgtrP9TWMW3bm7QKLthV4W0OuO1gPmbIaHoINIvTxMHELXdFPbOmEIIjyley24o+d7mf nGiYdTAcKiQ19jpk6Ftd2gYNz4zfoV41aJyO7h75TeB/xH988ggJIJabkg7XYyUwi+fr df2GYcACLT1AGTk+qPpKU6adYKCz0S8vBe7zaudM2d0zLuhR85TxObE6gAhGo9LgZWOi U2AGsb5OuGa7VTfxlxeBesx3NWUqIVRkp0sd0ceWfnLs+JzFJDP3/Az1R4mH7EJp3WzS zAIA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-transfer-encoding; bh=9qWSz70GTZEoFFpRvhfZr85R9XfLqK9fPzJqTwoAtkU=; b=ViwNLm05vTf2IRZqHFFJShqdQ25RRc4MWPM3i7rgdCCLIdhWu714BwtTvvnJY5lbhJ 3rhl+yxP3cCOBIDVwIOwLoXP6B6twsAdsU6EBiacwjEKDee65j5hASejeU4BYwMAGgLE Tebit745YctgOAWFoq5G2cReDr1g+cuwMPpR0zriBfDGeeK2Pe1GvTNS/fVGwiH45d3D +qJc6/qCxjv4MJpOkvIH1eVD3XdqpcClBUPIE2Me4yJAri5RuTPJaaNFwumDajNfqynT qU3qJK+HbzhpdiRqy++9mEC7l4vINL8rRf1RGU9K6Y2G1FECyXQ6+N7+Ab5Y03XwHUj/ dRNg== X-Gm-Message-State: AIkVDXJM2tFTHBaDXOOt97GQ8pknnX7Q9fKuYXiP+H7flSR2UTTU60HlNg7ocSIL86CeY723xTzhShKn/JtLuw== X-Received: by 10.176.1.119 with SMTP id 110mr3565540uak.143.1484135582636; Wed, 11 Jan 2017 03:53:02 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.103.48.213 with HTTP; Wed, 11 Jan 2017 03:53:02 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20170111110634.GB53285@slackbox.erewhon.home> References: <20170111110634.GB53285@slackbox.erewhon.home> From: Damien Fleuriot Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:53:02 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [ports] finding an orphan to maintain To: Damien Fleuriot , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 11:53:03 -0000 Thanks for the additional input Roland. I currently have my eye on shells/lshell, which we use here on 10-STABLE for PCI-DSS compliance (restricting and logging commands). It so happens the current (0.9.16_2) version on FreeBSD suffers from a nasty case of shell escape : https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/issues/151 root:~$ echo () sh && echo # ^-- uh oh... I cannot seem to reproduce when using the latest master branch, and am seeking confirmation in the bug thread that I'm actually trying to reproduce correctly. If it should transpire that the problem is indeed fixed in the master, I shall try and update the port to the latest version. On 11 January 2017 at 12:06, Roland Smith wrote: > 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 act= ual >> maintainer ? > > The answer in the forum post (https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/36243/) = linked 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 se= em. > > Ports that have no maintainer *and have no relevant mailing-list* have th= eir > maintainer listed as =E2=80=9Cports@freebsd.org=E2=80=9D. These are clear= ly orphans. > > But (for example) python or ruby related ports that have no dedicated mai= ntainer > 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 por= t. > 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 por= t, >> 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= port > for beginners, I'd say. Something like for example audio/wmrecord for exa= mple > 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 > -- > 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)