From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 20 13:57:26 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E3E2106566B for ; Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:57:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd8@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5954D8FC12 for ; Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:57:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.64] ([76.240.47.196]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:57:26 -0800 Message-ID: <4CE7D3C7.1020208@a1poweruser.com> Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 08:57:27 -0500 From: Fbsd8 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org References: <20101117174324.GA53079@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20101117174324.GA53079@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Nov 2010 13:57:26.0766 (UTC) FILETIME=[DD4348E0:01CB88BA] X-Sender: fbsd8@a1poweruser.com Cc: Subject: Re: adding/updationg a Port X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:57:26 -0000 Chip Camden wrote: > Quoth Nicolas de Bari Embriz Garcia Rojas on Wednesday, 17 November 2010: >> Hi, On November 6, I submitted a New port: >> http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/151988 so far the >> submissions seems to be on standby. >> >> My question is, if for adding a port takes a 'couple of months' how >> much does it take for updating current existing ports ? >> >> regards. > > It depends on the nature and extent of the update. I submitted an update > to a port that I maintain, and it was committed in under 21 minutes. > Conversely, I submitted a patch to one of the general port Makefiles, and that > took about 45 days. Even though it was a very small patch, I presume the > committees were more cautious with a change that could affect a lot of > users. > Well this port was submitted July 20 2010. Coming up on 4 mounts of waiting for this simple script port to be added to the ports system. Is this long delay normal? Please tell me what other actions I may need to do to get this port added? http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=148777