From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 9 07:12:56 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4739816A420; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 07:12:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from netchild@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (jojo.ms-net.de [84.16.236.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9567843D45; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 07:12:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from netchild@FreeBSD.org) Received: from Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (p54A5D6F1.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.214.241]) (authenticated bits=0) by www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k1971nL2082960; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:01:50 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from netchild@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k197Cp62085521; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:12:51 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from netchild@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:12:50 +0100 Message-ID: <20060209081250.kr5mzudfc4okowsk@netchild.homeip.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:12:50 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger To: "Julian H. Stacey" References: <200602082044.k18Kitjr089481@fire.jhs.private> In-Reply-To: <200602082044.k18Kitjr089481@fire.jhs.private> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.0.3) / FreeBSD-4.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new Cc: trevor@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org, Daniel Valencia Subject: Re: print/acroread7 on amd64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 07:12:56 -0000 "Julian H. Stacey" wrote: > Several Things: (& as this is a general answer ti's applicable to other > new folk who may care to read on) In the general case I agree, but in this specific case I have to add some comments... > 2) mail `grep MAINTAINER > /pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/print/acroread7` > rather than mailing the list > that's trevor@FreeBSD.org who I added to the CC Trevor is not very responsive. Have a look at the PR's which are assigned to Trevor and how long there's absolutely no trace of action from his side. Not mailing the maintainer (by intend or not) *in this case* was right. I even think I will play devil's advocate and give back some of Trevor's ports (at least those with an open PR without feedback from Trevor) back to ports@. A maintainer timeout of ~5 months justifies this. Hey Trevor, this is a "please speak up" for you! > 4) Cruise the source of a previous distribvution, eg gtk2 > looking for URLs for wherever they store their current stuff. Doesn't help in this case, it's a bug in acroread7 and/or bsd.port.mk (depending on your POV). The suggestion in another mail to just install linux-gtk2 by hand is the work-around which has to be used here. Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137 Daemon escaped from pentagram