From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 4 13:32:03 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5E4A106564A for ; Sat, 4 Apr 2009 13:32:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gesbbb@yahoo.com) Received: from smtp104.prem.mail.ac4.yahoo.com (smtp104.prem.mail.ac4.yahoo.com [76.13.13.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4C7968FC0C for ; Sat, 4 Apr 2009 13:32:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gesbbb@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 85950 invoked from network); 4 Apr 2009 13:32:02 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Date:From:To:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:Reply-To:Organization:X-Mailer:Face:X-Face:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=kk8pTjUWj0HMOIIGO6fBYJmsa+xq9NtLw3Gjlufy/V9H/4zIdBwvud38BXjA1NyfdlNLZmFNrV5sy/RzyvopDuMZ/9b9ueJ+hwVXSd5Spq9IxR8J0Km2klKR2AdfxYyLV8afjviSeowimaeSZUD1iewa3y5yRuIlXtjfQ+Z57ao= ; Received: from unknown (HELO scorpio) (gesbbb@76.23.177.172 with login) by smtp104.prem.mail.ac4.yahoo.com with SMTP; 4 Apr 2009 13:32:02 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: jshQOS0VM1m2XzuJaxvKmBZ5htcP0T2sc6OWg.VBgz6ynYx8YOIMqK9A1Ovvq6hvJrVUO.wEIUh2enSNLsT_7M3G1Wv.LX0E5xP.krlhGuRdGsdahf7M6FGqL1t93a_SNPwJQtjQTTmmbQqKp6SZyyZ2gcj2W6P2IWLZN0IWVhde_tDMDYO4roFu6U3mPUFERJm2jg2abzkPwHQgA5HEOdLjn1sOpAe8UtqJVKREfefkfIO_ONBSh8WGgqXv4hZMlziEVPgIkj3MzSM9gwCFuekGFmad_b8rTgHjbl06uviFn1mgP4q..oFDhVWi.63rbgQyRBI- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 09:31:51 -0400 From: Jerry To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090404093151.344c9868@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <49D75693.1030802@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <20090404072204.28191678@scorpio> <49D75693.1030802@infracaninophile.co.uk> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.1 (GTK+ 2.14.7; i386-portbld-freebsd6.3) Face: 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 X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Sig_/P4BjF3Dtp/P4ZxBxQZfEEIX"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=PGP-SHA1 Subject: Re: Adding comment to UPDATING file X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:32:03 -0000 --Sig_/P4BjF3Dtp/P4ZxBxQZfEEIX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:46:11 +0100 Matthew Seaman wrote: >Jerry wrote: >> I maintain a port that is undergoing some radical changes in the way >> it maintains its 'config' files. This will require that the end user >> make some minor changes in order to get the program to run >> correctly. How do I go about getting something posted in the >> UPDATING file? I couldn't find anything in the Porter's Handbook >> describing the procedure. > >Add a request to the PR you send in with the updates to your port, >including the text you'ld like to have added to UPDATING. Unless it's >completely frivolous or contentious or otherwise unsuitable most ports >committers would happily add the message to UPDATING for you. > >I find it's also a good idea to add a warning about such things to >any pkg_message printed out at install time. Thanks! I was considering the pkg_message idea; however, users of Portupgrade or other port maintenance tools often do not see the messages printed out out the end of the installation. I will be including a message though. Maybe they should add an addendum to the Porter's Handbook describing that. --=20 Jerry gesbbb@yahoo.com Alley's Axiom : Justice always prevails . . . three times out of seven. --Sig_/P4BjF3Dtp/P4ZxBxQZfEEIX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAknXYVEACgkQBvaKIJWWCO3kggCfWAo+XV0kWBsFudqtzJMDYWSK zG8An2tUZ3aSDDAp9kDG0Q75+MEtUkIt =OZfV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/P4BjF3Dtp/P4ZxBxQZfEEIX--