Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:22:24 +0000 From: Tim Bishop <tdb@FreeBSD.org> To: Beecher Rintoul <akbeech@gmail.com> Cc: Bill Fenner <fenner@freebsd.org>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unfetchable distfiles reminder Message-ID: <1133958144.663.44.camel@myrtle.ukc.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <200512070255.18576.akbeech@gmail.com> References: <200512071002.jB7A2bxF064641@freefall.freebsd.org> <200512070255.18576.akbeech@gmail.com>
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--=-yNsAH1AwM2VQZf4lrHQh Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 02:55 -0900, Beecher Rintoul wrote: > On Wednesday 07 December 2005 01:02 am, Bill Fenner wrote: > > Dear porters, > > > > This is just a reminder to please periodically check the list of > > unfetchable distfiles at http://people.freebsd.org/~fenner/portsurvey/ = . > > In particular, the list of ports with no MAINTAINER with distfile > > problems, which currently has 234 bad ports, is > > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~fenner/portsurvey/ports@freebsd.org.html > > > > Since no one is responsible for these ports, the problem won't get > > fixed unless someone on this list takes the initiative. > > > > In addition, the list of all ports with any unfetchable distfile is > > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~fenner/portsurvey/bad.html > > > > if you don't mind coordinating your fixes with the port MAINTAINER. > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > Bill "distfiles" Fenner >=20 > I would be willing to help out, but I've never submitted anything to be=20 > committed. In what form do you want the files (a diff)? Secondly who do I= =20 > send them to. Since a lot of ports are orphaned do I just post it to the=20 > list? I'm not a programmer but I would like to learn portbuilding and I=20 > figure this is a good place to start. A diff sent using send-pr is the best and probably easiest way. You may want to look at devel/porttools - it'll generate and send diffs for you. Tim. --=-yNsAH1AwM2VQZf4lrHQh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (SunOS) iD8DBQBDltP/fc7WWVrn2YQRAvc8AJ9d/g3oZwl422l6+eRTQzDVqIlPSgCZAZTb SQUOOH+H3/CRk5NbWuKm/0A= =R6TW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-yNsAH1AwM2VQZf4lrHQh--
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