Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:57:22 +0000 From: Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org> To: Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports-mgmt/portupgrade - Deprecated? Message-ID: <CADLo83-OdYBCXd=woeP2xwxb9sXcrAwMB3q2QGNRQkvnD2=R_w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4F869CD2.2040702@onetel.com> References: <4F863615.80203@shatow.net> <CAF6rxgn5O8LvUAL_EBdz0ji91ZE=ayX-fJVoNbx01YxoMCAWJg@mail.gmail.com> <4F864EEE.4010508@p6m7g8.com> <4F869CD2.2040702@onetel.com>
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On 12 April 2012 09:13, Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> wrote: > On 12/04/2012 04:41, Philip M. Gollucci wrote: >> >> On 04/12/12 03:39, Eitan Adler wrote: >>> >>> On 11 April 2012 21:55, Bryan Drewery<bryan@shatow.net> =A0wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Phillip, >>>> >>>> Your last commit on portupgrade [1] indicates to consider portmaster >>>> instead. What are the thoughts on this? Just the lack of a maintainer? >>> >>> >>> Open PRs that indicate long lasting bugs with no upstream maintainer. >>> If you would like to pick up development of portupgrade please go >>> ahead! >>> >>>> I was considering writing/submitting a patch to support pkgng with >>>> portupgrade. >>> >>> >>> There are many that would be thankful. If you wish to become the >>> upstream maintainer and release new versions, fix bugs, deal with >>> existing PRs please do so. I'll be happy to commit the new version. >>> >> >> I'd say with Eitan said, but the architecture and dependencies of >> portupgrade make this a daunting task to say the least; however, feel >> free to try. >> > > Hi > > I'm only a lurker and lowly user but could I humbly request that portmana= ger > is brought back into use? It's simple to use and does what it does extrem= ely > well and without fuss. I think the fact that it still "just works" after = all > this time is a mark of it's worth. Unfortunately, many of us do not find that it 'just works'. There is no-one to ask for support, so people resort to asking ports@ or in IRC. It is also unmaintained, and has many bugs against it: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi?text=3Dportupgrade Chris
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