From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 7 11:58:06 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 126311065670; Fri, 7 Sep 2012 11:58:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=15975cae8b=killing@multiplay.co.uk) Received: from mail1.multiplay.co.uk (mail1.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E2208FC1D; Fri, 7 Sep 2012 11:58:04 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Processed: mail1.multiplay.co.uk, Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:57:54 +0100 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on mail1.multiplay.co.uk X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.0 required=6.0 tests=USER_IN_WHITELIST shortcircuit=ham autolearn=disabled version=3.2.5 Received: from r2d2 ([188.220.16.49]) by mail1.multiplay.co.uk (mail1.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) (MDaemon PRO v10.0.4) with ESMTP id md50021709848.msg; Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:57:53 +0100 X-MDRemoteIP: 188.220.16.49 X-Return-Path: prvs=15975cae8b=killing@multiplay.co.uk X-Envelope-From: killing@multiplay.co.uk Message-ID: From: "Steven Hartland" To: "Beat Gaetzi" References: <5049E9D2.2060209@FreeBSD.org> <5049DF41.9090607@FreeBSD.org> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 12:57:42 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] Announcing the end of port CVS 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: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:58:06 -0000 Moved discussion to freebsd-ports... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beat Gaetzi" >> portsnap also doesn't appear to provide feature compatibility >> with csup, specifically it states in the man page that it >> deletes unknown files and restore modified files to their >> unmodified state. >> >> This makes maintaining custom patches very hard. Is there an >> option to disable this behaviour? > > You can blacklist custom ports with a REFUSE line in portsnap.conf or > use a Subversion checkout to maintain your local modifications. Is there no way to tell it not to delete unknown files so we don't have to add addional steps to the workflow flow of adding additional patches to local port builds? I appreciate things must move forward but this seems like a step backwards in terms of functionality :( >> Also where is the local mirrors list for portsnap as I can't >> find anything like the mirrors list for cvsup e.g. >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html#CVSUP-MIRRORS > > Mirrors for portsnap are selected using geolocation: > http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2012-05-20-portsnap-geolocation.html Not wishing to be a pain but its often the case that simple geolocation fails to be optimal due to load network paths etc, is there a list of the available sites so we can test and use the best mirror for us? Regards Steve ================================================ This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please telephone +44 845 868 1337 or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk.