From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 12 09:57:54 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68F86106566C for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:57:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bk0-f54.google.com (mail-bk0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB79A8FC08 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:57:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkcjc3 with SMTP id jc3so1857631bkc.13 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:57:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=fkQyfbTuHHTmtNi/5Ikv0XXrbZBjjqg/4qTUl9YwBA0=; b=S/DT0J7Q3OzsifUFhA1oY8+gsa54ZIXys8d99fxosrRyH3WLf1LoMyqbVmhaIM8njm 4Mh7YZ5VY7RRouWOfcoBW1n7XfxiWJ7kCNQNO9Sj7+Z+XMNNAy40Hcm6QlDiTNHnKHaM w0V2Dx7idiS5D8ascAm1Xo3g+dRDbYawSpqVKNCve60zUb0tcBeehyA4pabMXTgjsDau MlIzZBIQQO4qt7cs1A9teZWGtBRUPn2NI1bcUYM2PYCSFdhO8HRuEm4OD51yUDLyfw+j IFmWetBUoE3Og8Z4yzZdNfCv/iMRuGB6ZXvXi6bW8ToSSKfL/0kBxcOLYX2frHj4RJEA tRwg== Received: by 10.205.130.133 with SMTP id hm5mr502049bkc.115.1334224672883; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:57:52 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: utisoft@gmail.com Received: by 10.204.202.142 with HTTP; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:57:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4F869CD2.2040702@onetel.com> References: <4F863615.80203@shatow.net> <4F864EEE.4010508@p6m7g8.com> <4F869CD2.2040702@onetel.com> From: Chris Rees Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:57:22 +0000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 63-hiK_ba4wvfGwryCPrpMr1tss Message-ID: To: Chris Whitehouse Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports-mgmt/portupgrade - Deprecated? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:57:54 -0000 On 12 April 2012 09:13, Chris Whitehouse 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 =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