From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 4 10:50:19 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C73E316A4CF for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 10:50:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A236243D4C for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 10:50:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i34HoJbv004015 for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 10:50:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i34HoJd1004014; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 10:50:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 10:50:19 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200404041750.i34HoJd1004014@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Craig Rodrigues Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F1B216A4CE; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 10:44:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net (rwcrmhc12.comcast.net [216.148.227.85]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6928343D55; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 10:44:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rodrigc@h00609772adf0.ne.client2.attbi.com) Received: from dibbler.crodrigues.org (h00609772adf0.ne.client2.attbi.com[66.31.45.197]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with ESMTP id <2004040417444101400s6pj3e>; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 17:44:41 +0000 Received: from dibbler.crodrigues.org (localhost.crodrigues.org [127.0.0.1]) i34His4L095339; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 13:44:54 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from rodrigc@h00609772adf0.ne.client2.attbi.com) Received: (from rodrigc@localhost) by dibbler.crodrigues.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i34His89095338; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 13:44:54 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from rodrigc) Message-Id: <200404041744.i34His89095338@dibbler.crodrigues.org> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 13:44:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Craig Rodrigues To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 cc: krion@FreeBSD.org cc: portsmgr@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/65170: Porters Handbook is missing information on monitoring port commits X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Craig Rodrigues List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 17:50:20 -0000 >Number: 65170 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Porters Handbook is missing information on monitoring port commits >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Apr 04 10:50:19 PDT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Craig Rodrigues >Release: FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD dibbler.crodrigues.org 5.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT #39: Sat Mar 13 14:49:20 EST 2004 rodrigc@dibbler.crodrigues.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MYKERNEL1 i386 >Description: Ports committers can get permission to commit changes to a port without getting prior approval of the port maintainer. While often not a problem, there are cases where this lack of coordination with the port maintainer can lead to problems. krion@ suggested that a port maintainer should set up a monitor of commits to a port by subscribing to freshports.org: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2004-April/011260.html I would suggest that this information be added to the Porter's Handbook in Chapter 19: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/changes.html In addition, Kris suggested to me in private e-mail that a port maintainer should look at /usr/ports/CHANGES to understand changes to the ports Makefiles. I think that Chapter 19 of the Porter's Handbook should also be updated with information about /usr/ports/CHANGES and /usr/ports/UPDATING. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: