Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 01:28:09 +0200 From: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org> To: Robert Withrow <bwithrow@nortelnetworks.com> Cc: Brandon Fosdick <bfoz@glue.umd.edu>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Some new ports broken on 4.0REL Message-ID: <20000414012809.A96692@mithrandr.moria.org> In-Reply-To: <200004132322.TAA36744@tuva.engeast.baynetworks.com>; from bwithrow@nortelnetworks.com on Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 07:22:03PM -0400 References: <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org> <200004132322.TAA36744@tuva.engeast.baynetworks.com>
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[ lots of arb crap removed ] > Instead, I think the ports system should start off with just the > infrastructure: the INDEX, the Mk directory (and maybe the Templates > directory) and individual ports should be pulled from the distribution > sites (or the cdrom) using something like pib or portcheckout. These > tools should also provide a means for updating the INDEX file and for > updating individual ports. Neither of these tools (and no tools that > I am aware of) do all of this. I was just trying to help, I really don't need your long essay on the lack of documentation and functionality that you'd really like. However, your infrastructure sounds nice. When can I expect the code? Where are your patches to fix the documentation, while you're at it? Neil -- Neil Blakey-Milner Hacker In Chief, Sunesi Clinical Systems nbm@mithrandr.moria.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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