Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 13:44:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@crodrigues.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: portsmgr@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/65170: Porters Handbook is missing information on monitoring port commits Message-ID: <200404041744.i34His89095338@dibbler.crodrigues.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200404041750.i34HoJd1004014@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>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:
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