From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 8 14:41:35 2004 Return-Path: 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 1744C16A4CE for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:41:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (law10-f108.law10.hotmail.com [64.4.15.108]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0970043D39 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:41:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from weaseal@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:41:34 -0800 Received: from 130.85.245.34 by lw10fd.law10.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 08 Mar 2004 22:41:34 GMT X-Originating-IP: [130.85.245.34] X-Originating-Email: [weaseal@hotmail.com] X-Sender: weaseal@hotmail.com From: "Walter Venable" To: ports@FreeBSD.Org Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 17:41:34 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Mar 2004 22:41:34.0882 (UTC) FILETIME=[8290F820:01C4055E] Subject: RE: FreeBSD ports: 1 unfetchable distfiles: irc/srvx X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 22:41:35 -0000 I just checked those files myself, they seem okay, not sure what's generating this error. Walter Venable >From: fenner@FreeBSD.Org (Bill "distfiles" Fenner) >Reply-To: ports@FreeBSD.Org >To: weaseal@users.sourceforge.net >Subject: FreeBSD ports: 1 unfetchable distfiles: irc/srvx >Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 10:08:12 -0800 (PST) > >Dear weaseal@users.sourceforge.net, > > You are listed as the FreeBSD port maintainer for 1 port >whose distfiles [or main web pages] are not fetchable from their >MASTER_SITES. Could you please visit > >http://people.freebsd.org/~fenner/portsurvey/weaseal@users.sourceforge.net.html > >and correct the problems listed there? The individual port with >a problem is irc/srvx. > > Note that the main port web page, as listed in the WWW: line >of the pkg-descr, is checked just as though it was a port distfile. >This is an unfortunate side effect of the architecture of the distfile >survey reporting tool, but if you see a distfile being reported as >not fetchable that's not actually a distfile, see if it's from the >pkg-descr. > > If you have already corrected the problems and submitted a >PR, please accept my thanks and apologies for the delay in getting the >fixes into the tree. This reminder is created automatically and does >not (yet) have a way to know if a PR fixing the problem has been >submitted. Please do *NOT* send your response to me directly; I do >not always have time to commit your fix; please instead submit a PR >via 'send-pr' so it doesn't get lost. > > Problems are usually of two types: >1. The software package has been upgraded and the version in the >port has been removed. The best solution to this problem is to >upgrade the port to the most current version of the software package. >If you are a FreeBSD committer, then you can just upgrade the port >directly. If not, you should create the updated port on your own machine, >test it (and maybe even run "portlint" on it), and then use "send-pr" >to submit a "diff -uNr old-port updated-port". If you added or deleted >any files, please make an explicit note of it. > >2. The mirror site being used no longer contains the software package >in question, or no longer exists. Solutions include: > a) If there are other mirror sites, just remove the bad site > from the list. (Make sure that what appears to be a bad site > isn't actually a problem of type 1, upgrade) > b) If the README or other support files in the software > documentation mention where to get the software package, > use one of those sites. > c) Use ftpsearch (http://ftpsearch.ntnu.no/ftpsearch) or other > search engines to find another place to get the original > DISTFILES. Make sure that you don't pick a FreeBSD distfiles > mirror -- if you can't find any other places where the file > exists, it can be a LOCAL_PORT or you can simply comment out > the MASTER_SITES= line, with a comment explaining why. >Once you have a solution, use "send-pr" to submit a "diff -u" of the >Makefile. > > Note that this isn't an urgent issue, as people who try to >build the port now will just fall back to the FreeBSD distfiles mirror. >Please just put it on your list to do and get to it when you have time. >These messages will continue to arrive twice a month until the fix is >committed, as a reminder. > >Thanks, > Bill "distfiles" Fenner. _________________________________________________________________ Create a Job Alert on MSN Careers and enter for a chance to win $1000! http://msn.careerbuilder.com/promo/kaday.htm?siteid=CBMSN_1K&sc_extcmp=JS_JASweep_MSNHotm2