Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:38:17 -0400 From: jhell <jhell@dataix.net> To: Rob Farmer <rfarmer@predatorlabs.net> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <ports@freebsd.org>, python@freebsd.org, perky@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ?? lang/python27 ?? Why is this even here ? Message-ID: <4C4BBFB9.4040905@dataix.net> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinqMatM1z_=hF1AjvtKDnhOFxb4po7baHBOYC=B@mail.gmail.com> References: <4C4BA653.3000102@dataix.net> <AANLkTinqMatM1z_=hF1AjvtKDnhOFxb4po7baHBOYC=B@mail.gmail.com>
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On 07/24/2010 23:38, Rob Farmer wrote: > On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 7:49 PM, jhell <jhell@dataix.net> wrote: >> # New ports collection makefile for: python26 >> # Date created: 3 July 2003 >> # Whom: Hye-Shik Chang <perky@FreeBSD.org> >> # >> # $FreeBSD: ports/lang/python27/Makefile,v 1.166 2010/05/12 12:13:06 wen >> Exp $ >> >> PORTNAME= python26 >> PORTVERSION= 2.6.5 >> > > It's a repocopy - in cases like this, instead of starting a fresh file > at version 1.1, one of the cvs administrators copies the files from > the old port so that the history is maintained. So, the copy happened, > but a committer hasn't actually upgraded the port yet. > > It's discussed in the committers guide: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.html#AEN1391 > No offense but I already know this. I do appreciate the time you took to explain this with the additional link. Thank you. I guess I should have made it more clear. +===========================================+ | This happened?: 2010/05/12 12:13:06 | | And the date now: 2010/07/25 00:08:51 | +===========================================+ This is more than 2 months that nothing has been done with this port. Unless I am wrong and the repo-copy is recent with an old date but I thought that the ident(1) line was/is/should be updated when this happens?. After a repo-copy I would have thought that these lines should have been updated to establish the new port and for whom created it, which would then be re-committed bumping the version to 1.167 and recent date so there is no confusion. # New ports collection makefile for: python26 # Date created: 3 July 2003 # Whom: Hye-Shik Chang <perky@FreeBSD.org> A nice part about it is you can switch your ORIGIN to that and be all set for the upgrade. ;) Any way I just wanted to give a heads up for this as it seemed pretty odd as things like this usually happen and get updated all about the same time that a repo-copy happens & this has been in ports that I know of for more than ~1.5 weeks without any sort of update. Regards, PS: These were not followed from the link above. When a port has been repo copied: 1. Do a force commit on the files of the copied port, stating repository copy was performed. 2. Upgrade the copied port to the new version. Remember to change the LATEST_LINK so there are no duplicate ports with the same name. In some rare cases it may be necessary to change the PORTNAME instead of LATEST_LINK, but this should only be done when it is really needed -- e.g. using an existing port as the base for a very similar program with a different name, or upgrading a port to a new upstream version which actually changes the distribution name, like the transition from textproc/libxml to textproc/libxml2. In most cases, changing LATEST_LINK should suffice. -- jhell,v
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