Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:22:13 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Derek <derekm.nospam@rogers.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: mail/milter-regex Message-ID: <4501B4D5.3010000@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <450190D3.80106@rogers.com> References: <4500A803.8080901@rogers.com> <4501091C.3060200@FreeBSD.org> <450190D3.80106@rogers.com>
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Derek wrote:
> Doug Barton wrote:
>>> Is the process I follow for an update the same as when submitting a new
>>> port? (ie. shar `find port_dir`)
>>
>> No, you should submit a diff (preferably unified) against the current
>> version of the port as part of your PR.
>>
>
> So, I Googled around for the correct process for doing this. A site
> recommended the incantation:
>
> cd /usr/ports/misc
> diff -rn -U 1 foo.old/ foo/ > /tmp/foo-1.2.3.patch
The caps are wrong in those flags. -ruN would be much more useful.
> Is this a case where it makes more sense to use the URL method, and just
> link to the tarball I've linked to in my original post
No.
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