From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 13 15:29:19 2004 Return-Path: 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 8D50116A4E1; Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:29:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from gatekeeper.isp.net.au (gatekeeper.isp.net.au [203.31.238.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E0EC43D49; Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:29:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@mark.net.au) Received: from localhost (localhost.isp.net.au [127.0.0.1]) by gatekeeper.isp.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66C863E3112; Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:29:18 +1100 (EST) Received: from gatekeeper.isp.net.au ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (gatekeeper.isp.net.au [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 23988-05; Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:29:17 +1100 (EST) Received: from juana.isp.net.au (juana.isp.net.au [203.31.238.30]) by gatekeeper.isp.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE8B93E3105; Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:29:16 +1100 (EST) Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:29:16 +1100 (EST) From: Mark Russell X-X-Sender: mark@juana.isp.net.au To: Mark Linimon In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20041114022626.G60099@juana.isp.net.au> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at isp.net.au cc: Kirill Ponomarew cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org cc: portmgr@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: INDEX[-5] files were removed from CVS. X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:29:19 -0000 On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Mark Linimon wrote: > On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, Mark Russell wrote: > >> So major changes to 2 stable branches have been discussed in non public >> lists and non gives a hoot on the effects on how it effects the general >> userbase? > > Yes, amongst the ports administrators and release engineers. > > The theory was that it should have no negative effect. If cvsup > is deleting the file then that's a problem; adding INDEX to your > refuse file is probably the best solution. As I've already pointed out this has had major effect also the work around you mentioned was not documented, damn 02:30 on a Sunday morning and I have to update a few hundred boxes beause of crap that wasn't discused, thanx guys *NOT* > > mcl > -- History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history.