From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 7 15:57:37 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93C531065672 for ; Wed, 7 Sep 2011 15:57:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp04.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp04.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.153.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A18B8FC12 for ; Wed, 7 Sep 2011 15:57:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c83-255-51-20.bredband.comhem.se ([83.255.51.20]:53534 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp04.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1R1KUb-0003KV-Ew for ports@freebsd.org; Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:56:52 +0200 Received: (qmail 84101 invoked from network); 7 Sep 2011 17:56:47 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 7 Sep 2011 17:56:47 +0200 Received: (qmail 95977 invoked by uid 1001); 7 Sep 2011 17:57:17 +0200 Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 17:57:17 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110907155717.GA95947@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <201109050933.p859XEbP004874@fire.js.berklix.net> <4E64C35A.50004@FreeBSD.org> <4e65b42e.M5K+to11vAdk/UTk%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4E6581E2.1060502@FreeBSD.org> <4e671817.ddHMkPbq9dJ7tLMz%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4E66EFC5.3020201@FreeBSD.org> <4e67a3b2.CVKcpQ8KQzuo8BP+%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <20110907113707.GA30349@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <20110907152515.GB7868@guilt.hydra> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110907152515.GB7868@guilt.hydra> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Originating-IP: 83.255.51.20 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1R1KUb-0003KV-Ew. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp04.sth.basefarm.net 1R1KUb-0003KV-Ew 846eb3ff4b23ff3f2bbabd1dd0aa3b82 Cc: Subject: Re: sysutils/cfs X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:57:37 -0000 On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 09:25:15AM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 09:37:07PM +1000, Peter Jeremy wrote: > > On 2011-Sep-07 01:35:54 -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > > > > > > One thing I've seen come up that I definitely think would be a good > > > idea, though, is more accessible documentation of the CVS "attic", > > > though. I had no idea such a thing existed for old FreeBSD ports > > > until fairly recently, and still don't know much about it. > > > > Any VCS worthy of the name will retain history for objects that no > > longer exist because you might want to look at the state as it was at > > some point in the past when that object still existed. CVS stores the > > RCS masters for these deleted files is a subdirectory 'Attic' under > > the original directory. The data is only accessible via CVS - either > > using a local repository or via CVSweb. As an example, look at: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/audio/xmms/?hideattic=0 > > My understanding is that you are saying "attic" is just the standard term > for CVS history. Is that the case, or do I misunderstand your point? Almost correct. "Attic" is the standard term for where CVS stores files that have been deleted. -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se