From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 14 10:05:06 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92AD5A48 for ; Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:05:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jozze.zepl@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ve0-x229.google.com (mail-ve0-x229.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400c:c01::229]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5601213BD for ; Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:05:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ve0-f169.google.com with SMTP id m1so309352ves.28 for ; Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:05:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=NTyfQKBe2zNhU55hkk/Vdzo9ezz/n7ipRHK/eL66Fms=; b=xjvPuA2VDAhQeioebm/8ShyhsQxWFUZG/JXkkDM8uMcAeWCwfE85Ag3ynDOrDudCou 8V2/E21KqYm27Kg0pavdGhxID7HX6S+bN2Ob0W428tPiCO4ICNb5xU5h+pGM3Xsjgq1P msM/bp3yC8WZKTSoUchYFOHSD4eRHKBY1lXA3yoKDw18oQu7IofSX8VmOxw59eQmkbn9 52BIsqBE3skjRkpwjVTUauPe7eduWxCv0yiqHXXRgSKR7N57JBJ43x36HYISCXLdM/vc 0BVy2zmmHOEKQMBK//A0oEhutWr1mSTJBgK7g4wyq1Gn9x+VwsTY0KucjciaPRKFyUH6 4iOA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.58.224.102 with SMTP id rb6mr655548vec.43.1371204305740; Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:05:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.58.228.196 with HTTP; Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:05:05 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <201306131337.r5DDbFYx089572@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <201306131337.r5DDbFYx089572@fire.js.berklix.net> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:05:05 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Suggesting a new experimental fork for ports tree From: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Jo=BEe_Zobec?= To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:05:06 -0000 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 > Hi, Reference: > > From: =3D?ISO-8859-2?Q?Jo=3DBEe_Zobec?=3D > > 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. >