From owner-freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Tue Apr 18 20:57:11 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECE08D44289 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 20:57:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from qjail1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF213BB7 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 20:57:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from qjail1@a1poweruser.com) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id CE736D44288; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 20:57:11 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: ports@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE181D44287 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 20:57:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from qjail1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from s228.web-hosting.com (s228.web-hosting.com [198.54.114.176]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AF6D8BB6; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 20:57:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from qjail1@a1poweruser.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=a1poweruser.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type: In-Reply-To:References:Subject:CC:To:MIME-Version:From:Date:Message-ID:Sender :Reply-To:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From: Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help: List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=U77izn4iwC/IhwXlu3X2M8IH3Haw6ZMoq+fWlkKgTgo=; b=gWn+5B4PJUTltjDaNlf/liqwi5 cx22he7fc7O4yLZauPXyAMqKpIxc7lQ1fD4YCUFn6cAAC/t2utxCwm78k9T9fSlSt7xL/6uB2qoNS I1Jx+zAgWn8fET6zDWsvVW+Z3Swz4C9d/apBzzZL2NG1XPvt6lv8BNsanE054gRZhsdQ=; Received: from cpe-74-141-88-57.neo.res.rr.com ([74.141.88.57]:1516 helo=[10.0.10.3]) by server228.web-hosting.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.87) (envelope-from ) id 1d0aBQ-000G1o-NH; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:57:09 -0400 Message-ID: <58F67DB7.3050300@a1poweruser.com> Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:57:27 -0400 From: qjail1 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jan Beich CC: "ports@FreeBSD.org" Subject: Re: Is pkg quarterly really needed? References: <58F61A8D.1030309@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OutGoing-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server228.web-hosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - a1poweruser.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: server228.web-hosting.com: authenticated_id: qjail1@a1poweruser.com X-Authenticated-Sender: server228.web-hosting.com: qjail1@a1poweruser.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-From-Rewrite: unmodified, already matched X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 20:57:12 -0000 Jan Beich wrote: > qjail1 writes: > >> I maintain a port and I have users complaining that the pkg system >> takes many months before the updated version of my port shows up in >> the pkg system. > > Better ask committer assigned to your bug to add MFH tag or send an > email to ports-secteam@ (and CC portmgr@) which commit to backport. > For leaf ports such requests are unlikely to be declined, just keep > in mind risks due to using old dependencies and possible regressions. > My port is nothing but two sh scripts and an example directory plus the man pages. It has no dependencies and no regressions. Does this port qualify for MFH tag? Is this something I can put in the port Makefile?