Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 03:30:21 -0800 (PST) From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/64144: [patch] document procedure to add a new ports category to Committer's Guide Message-ID: <200403121130.i2CBULCF045374@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/64144; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, ports-developers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/64144: [patch] document procedure to add a new ports category to Committer's Guide Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 11:21:06 +0000 On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 01:09:44AM -0600, Mark Linimon wrote: > + <answer> > + <para>The procedure is a strict superset of the one to > + repocopy individual ports (see above).</para> > + > + <para>File a PR in <application>GNATS</application>, listing the > + reasons for the category request. Preferably, this should > + also include patches for <filename>Makefile</filename>s for > + the old ports, the <filename>Makefile</filename>s for their > + old categories, and the <makevar>VALID_CATEGORIES</makevar> > + definition in <filename>ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk</filename>. > + Assign the PR to <literal>portmgr</literal>. > + If &a.portmgr; approves it, it will be reassigned to > + <literal>cvs</literal>. &a.cvs; will do a repository copy > + from the old to the new locations, and reassign the PR back > + to you. Once everything is done, perform the following:</para> Mark, Is it desirable to put this into state repocopy? If so, the paragraph above should probably restate that. Ceri --
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