Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:05:05 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Jo=BEe_Zobec?= <jozze.zepl@gmail.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggesting a new experimental fork for ports tree Message-ID: <CAHy-F6QoRW42LhNVYdkErSPjac3edar1ZKXVL9bK973Do-W0QQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201306131337.r5DDbFYx089572@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <CAHy-F6QjCuMxiK9YoX8E1cUKM8UX3=oDTJZeM5HLHNKvLOLkWA@mail.gmail.com> <201306131337.r5DDbFYx089572@fire.js.berklix.net>
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Sorry for not replying earlier, I had a lot of work to do. We had the discussion about extra fork for ports on the FreeBSD forums too (few days ago) and they suggested redports. I didn't know before that such a thing already existed, so it's okay. I apologize for not reasearching the matter more thoroughly before. The arguments that John presented are sound and good. I understand now, why you don't want to officially endorse such an idea. I will give reports a chance and see what goes. In any case, thanks for the replies! Jo=BEe 2013/6/13 Julian H. Stacey <jhs@berklix.com> > Hi, Reference: > > From: =3D?ISO-8859-2?Q?Jo=3DBEe_Zobec?=3D <jozze.zepl@gmail.com= > > > Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:04:30 +0200 > > > Apart from the maintainer of the port, there would also be "sub" > > maintainerswhich would be those people who helped patch the port into t= he > > good shape: > > > > # make -C /usr/ports/section/someport maintainer > > > > would return the maintainer (1st address) and additional addresses to > turn > > for questions. When the port would be committed to the "good" ports tre= e, > > sub-maintainers would be left out. > > Maybe it'd help to break jozze.zepl's suggestions in to 2 parts ? > - Working & non working ports tree > (No comment from me on that) > > - Multiple maintainers > > I believe MAINTAINER=3D value is currently a unitary mail address, which > is [usually] an individual or a freebsd mail list. > I recall before we've discussed adding names of alternates/ extras, > (perhaps comma seperated), & that some who maintain > .mk macros & shell scripts pointed out some difficulties if changed. > > Even within the current unchanged syntax, > handfulls of maintainers might already co-operate on a per port basis, > with eg > MAINTAINER=3Dport_xyz_maintainers@their-domain.com > > their-domain.com /etc/mail/aliases: > port_xyz_maintainers: port_xyz_maint0, port_xyz_maint1 > port_xyz_maint0: jack@upthehill.com > port_xyz_maint1: jill@downthehill.com > > Cheers, > Julian > -- > Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultant, Munich > http://berklix.com > Reply below not above, like a play script. Indent old text with "> ". > Send plain text. No quoted-printable, HTML, base64, > multipart/alternative. >
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