Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 04:56:00 +1100 From: Kubilay Kocak <koobs@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD Ports List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [HEADS-UP] portscout now works with Ports using GitHub Message-ID: <5693ECB0.10201@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <568D5C85.1060404@FreeBSD.org> References: <568D5C85.1060404@FreeBSD.org>
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On 7/01/2016 5:27 AM, Kubilay Kocak wrote: > Dear Porters/Maintainers, > > An hour or so ago, an updated version of portscout was deployed that > finally fixes detection of updates for ports using USE_GITHUB=yes > > For more information on the fix, and the original commit adding support > for GitHub detection, and it's limitations, see: > > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D3996 - Original support > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D4780 - Fixed detection > > This email is just to notify all MAINTAINERS that receive email > notifications from portscout of the following: > > * The detection uses GitHub releases, if they exist, or repository tags > as a fallback > > * Due to the infinite number of repository tagging schemes, some that > don't match PORTVERSIONS, or look like version numbers at all, the > detection logic is imperfect. > > * The version displayed on on the frontend https://portscout.FreeBSD.org > for github ports is the 'tag' that was matched, not the PORTVERSION you > should update to. I wanted to keep the initial changes very contained, > so avoided any template updates. We may change this in the future. > > * There will be false-positives, but we'll attempt to address them once > they are identified. For example, so that have already been seen: > > Port | Current version | New version > ------------------------------------------- > irc/insub | 16.0 | initial > net/6tunnel | 0.11rc2.20130525| 0.11rc1 > > Having said that, most of these CAN be resolved by having the upstream > authors tag their repositories 'properly', that is with version numbers. > > If you notice anything strange or broken, or would like to get involved > in improving portscout in any way, please join #freebsd-ports on > freenode IRC, or #bsdports on Efnet. > > -- > Koobs > A major logic regression was introduced prior to new year has been corrected. For full detail of the pointyhat, see: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/405732
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