From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 28 22:16:22 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: ports@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 389D316A41F for ; Thu, 28 Jul 2005 22:16:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from hood.oook.cz (hood.oook.cz [212.27.205.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4419243D45 for ; Thu, 28 Jul 2005 22:16:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from ikaros.oook.cz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hood.oook.cz (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j6SMGJc7099220 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:16:19 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from pav@localhost) by ikaros.oook.cz (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j6SMGJrS099219; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:16:19 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) X-Authentication-Warning: ikaros.oook.cz: pav set sender to pav@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Pav Lucistnik To: Paul Schmehl In-Reply-To: <47ECFCB8BE498CEAB57757D7@utd59514.utdallas.edu> References: <42E81050.7090305@cs.tu-berlin.de> <66A226C3557B48ED535E3FED@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <20050727230523.GB54954@isis.sigpipe.cz> <20050728154248.GA943@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> <20050728164111.GA66015@isis.sigpipe.cz> <42E917BA.10406@exit.com> <790a9fff050728142793c7588@mail.gmail.com> <47ECFCB8BE498CEAB57757D7@utd59514.utdallas.edu> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-MWd83V51/LmmsDgjxbUK" Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:16:19 +0200 Message-Id: <1122588979.97751.1.camel@ikaros.oook.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: New port with maintainer ports@FreeBSD.org [was: Question about maintainers] X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: pav@FreeBSD.org List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 22:16:22 -0000 --=-MWd83V51/LmmsDgjxbUK Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paul Schmehl p=ED=B9e v =E8t 28. 07. 2005 v 16:31 -0500: > --On Thursday, July 28, 2005 16:27:21 -0500 Scot Hetzel=20 > wrote: > > > > You wouldn't have to take on an additional challenge if one of the > > dependant ports is broken for a port your creating, what you could do > > is: > > > > 1. if MAINTAINER is not ports@, send a message to the MAINTAINER of t= he > > port 2. Send a PR for the port with a description of the breakage and= a > > build.log containing the error > > 3. Same as 2, but you also correct the problem in the port, and > > include a Patch in the PR > > 4. Same as 3, and also ask to take maintainership if MAINTAINER is > > ports@. 5. Send a message to ports@ to see if anyone else had a probl= em > > with that port, and a if they have a solution > > > Thanks, Scot. That's helpful to know. I wasn't aware, for example, that= =20 > anyone could submit PRs for a broken port. Please don't do that, unless you also submit a fix. Because committers are few and usually are not very familiar with the given broken port. Such PRs tend to be left untouched for years and then swept under the carpet too often. --=20 Pav Lucistnik --=-MWd83V51/LmmsDgjxbUK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBC6VkyntdYP8FOsoIRAnWgAKCjgAld/iV6nKmVn5uwm+08LtDKogCglRxJ ZEeQkgxOAI+8lZT0d2RcuS8= =eRDM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-MWd83V51/LmmsDgjxbUK--