From owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Mon Dec 4 22:49:34 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFBDEE6D1D9 for ; Mon, 4 Dec 2017 22:49:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from debdrup@nerdheaven.ws) Received: from mail-pf0-x234.google.com (mail-pf0-x234.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400e:c00::234]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AB1587CEE0 for ; Mon, 4 Dec 2017 22:49:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from debdrup@nerdheaven.ws) Received: by mail-pf0-x234.google.com with SMTP id j124so9684313pfc.2 for ; Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:49:34 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=nerdheaven-ws.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=from:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:message-id:date :to; bh=mVMSdKV6KcJLUJBR1z2yZY0QMIdUbMSY1qGCqSMY+rc=; b=jmv8dHr0V4cJFPO55mw8UQNiTgnUxbVJfH1/gDU5r3ovag7za0wsUKcVsGSixZ+pWR 8s+cBUtkgxPDJa05NkjDj+yelK1gHAVdc7w/ZdfMre8Xj7iUCNqqRT9PLXYdxod7Jsum FHNZi3jYsZ+w/V4VF/tOJi6Mcadopvm2i93VBso9A8XDc9kEacUveEAXmTBI4qJsfpNY /OOYiVPcjSb3mfMCD4oKX9tch/G7uKozHOT3sNqNkMR9RhgTkxcpNXyudupcZX4Ozla8 J0X1DDv+kUH3EUlPlvJdqZ7TRPPONa3QBz9yFmUKpuQ/x4k3/knuftUsOYA5bAmy9xRC x6cA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version :subject:message-id:date:to; bh=mVMSdKV6KcJLUJBR1z2yZY0QMIdUbMSY1qGCqSMY+rc=; b=avDqaEtFzgHYQrZWcdWK2N1+ViqpyOeYgyDr2XqXKf9qQSORFv/bTV6wOFRPcrdXYb mKgFhEpuW2O92YrjtBtzt3iRVwQ2g9ziln23ipclfiGYO4L+gjmx4G3yH5QIDEb29jeF sezzG3cfsnHEOA5CqL6HpvzIk5ZFgRdfYFmTP1aUTHHTjtmeLU93W41OKftZeSrKoRcW mweEXSGix3vTYr5pHeyo0Kw39H0+BjiHBtGm3D1avEBXp3sGxl4A7Ux2dh4B1o9XmP/u dciystc3i2vmYunK3s1gVPM8Kt34n4rLlDB/PBVdquCQYsH9a5dd7ECWkqbFaFM5n2vO 9kiA== X-Gm-Message-State: AJaThX7aaOC6lqEvyjkfh+1IW2XTvWgeiS2/xZoC64+NyMx0LPxKMz19 0SazgT39Y1w8DJCRKRE76nvyJZzxicY= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGs4zMbukoA3sJkvMpX36fwiUFmO5GNOEF0g2cipYkLUwC7NcNyFFlq7QXne13rQwFkC2o/h+KZH1w== X-Received: by 10.159.253.3 with SMTP id p3mr16378814pls.236.1512427773404; Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:49:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.167] ([85.27.246.15]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 75sm6250859pfo.103.2017.12.04.14.49.31 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:49:32 -0800 (PST) From: Daniel Ebdrup Jensen Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: Regarding patch level tracking Message-Id: <12F66FC0-45D0-43EB-A438-76D0D540F7F9@nerdheaven.ws> Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2017 23:49:29 +0100 To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2017 22:49:35 -0000 While the FreeBSD documentation is excellent for almost anything, = there=E2=80=99s still a few things here and there that can be improved, = so here=E2=80=99s an idea: Implement something automatic that generates output similar to = http://bokut.in/freebsd-patch-level-table/ as it=E2=80=99s quite useful = to have a site that keeps track of patch level vs what was fixed. It=E2=80=99s something that=E2=80=99s been rattling around my brain for = a while since I figured it was something I could do, but that turned out = to not be the case (though mostly because of lack of energy) - so I = figure I should at least put the idea in the hands of someone capable = who might see a use for it too. Yours faithfully, D. Ebdrup=