Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:52:49 +0100 From: "Gary Hayers" <Gary@hayers.org> To: "'Adam Weinberger'" <adamw@freebsd.org> Cc: 'FreeBSD-Ports' <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: New port? Message-ID: <200404141352.i3EDqu59012610@box.hayers.net> In-Reply-To: <20040414132702.GE94922@toxic.magnesium.net>
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Adam Weinberger wrote: > Gary - > > I've found that in general, the following things tend to delay the > addition of a new port: > > * Any build errors; committers may test it, get frustrated, and give > up > * Not passing portlint -A > * Use of hardware/devices/programs that very few committers to; we > want to test stuff, especially from new committers > * Many dependencies; this is just a PITA (nothing to be done about > these last two items, really) > * Any bizarre tricks or manoeuvres in the Makefile, created by not > knowing a better way... if you had to guess at anything, check it > against other ports > * Asking when your port will get committed; I stay away from PRs that > generate those requests > * Being seen as encouraging people who whine about the crappy > treatment they received by committers, like we owe the world some > fast response time or something > > Double-check your port. If it has any technical issues, fix them. And > don't feed those who troll. > > # Adam > > > -- > Adam Weinberger > adamw@magnesium.net || adamw@FreeBSD.org > adamw@vectors.cx || adamw@gnome.org > http://www.vectors.cx Thanks Adam, I appreciate all comments on this subject. I am looking forward to becoming more involved with the FreeBSD project. Regards, Gary Hayers System Operator (but not operating a system!) http://www.hayers.org/
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