Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 12:36:41 -0700 From: Michael Haro <mharo@area51.fremont.ca.us> To: Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: FreeBSD Ports Team <ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: bsd.port.mk timeout idea Message-ID: <20000502123641.A49857@area51.fremont.ca.us> In-Reply-To: <vqcya5tbbjp.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>; from asami@FreeBSD.ORG on Tue, May 02, 2000 at 01:28:58AM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005011709050.42183-100000@illiad.adhesivemedia.com> <vqcya5tbbjp.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>
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> I've thought about adding some sort of "timeout" in bsd.port.mk, so > users will have to upgrade their ports-base collection from time to > time, to ensure they will all have a reasonably new bsd.port.mk. What > do you guys think? What about having bsd.port.mk fetch a version file from the freebsd website and compare the versions reported. Maybe fetch/update this file every time a make fetch is done because I assume that when a make fetch is done that the user has access to the Internet. Michael To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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