Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:16:36 +1000 From: Sam Lawrance <boris@brooknet.com.au> To: Stephen Hurd <shurd@sasktel.net> Cc: ports <ports@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Clarification on fetch/extract targets Message-ID: <4B85C7D6-E5C1-450C-B2B2-8D130C1B909F@brooknet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <46765049.3080605@sasktel.net> References: <4673B0DB.3040100@sasktel.net> <A067E197-1540-43E6-B396-7F08179C0CA2@brooknet.com.au> <46742CF6.3050901@sasktel.net> <20070616202819.GA29331@rot13.obsecurity.org> <4674572D.9060707@sasktel.net> <8623CF89-858D-4524-9B4A-9147913739F3@brooknet.com.au> <46765049.3080605@sasktel.net>
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On 18/06/2007, at 7:28 PM, Stephen Hurd wrote: > Sam Lawrance wrote: >> >> On 17/06/2007, at 7:33 AM, Stephen Hurd wrote: >> >>> Kris Kennaway wrote: >>>>> Actually, I found it quite easy to have the port pull the >>>>> sources from svn. Who are we concerned about making it easier >>>>> for and why (and how is it any easier?) >>>>> >>>> >>>> Everyone behind a firewall that only allows fetching via HTTP/ >>>> FTP, for >>>> one. Also everyone without live network access, and those with >>>> pay-per-download who have a free local distfile mirror, etc. >>>> >>>> Tarballs are overwhelmingly preferred. >>>> >>>> Kris >>>> >>> Ok... I was looking at it from the standpoint of someone who >>> wants the newest version and doesn't care of the pkg-plist is >>> stale. They could just bump PORTREVISION and reinstall. >>> >>> So... how about this: >>> - A distfile target which generates a distfile. The idea being >>> that this would be the one on the local distfile mirror or what >>> have you. >>> - A WITH_SVN option (defaults to off) which allows the end user >>> to specify he/she wants to use the subversion. >>> >>> In this case then, the end user would need to bump PORTREVISION >>> and enable the WITH_SVN option. >> >> Rather than suggesting that users change PORTREVISION, just >> suggest that they set WITH_SVN and force an upgrade (eg. >> portupgrade -f yourport). > > You mean have it just grab the current head no matter what when > WITH_SVN is enabled? *shudder* > > All kinds of arguments against that spring to mind... > - This is essentially an option to break the pkg-plist > - The current trunk may not build/work/etc so the option will only > work "sometimes" > - The version number becomes wrong if a later update to the port > increases the revision to something less than the current one, the > tools will "upgrade" it to an older version > > These are just the ones that spring to mind initially... I'm sure > there are other wild and crazy things that would/could happen. Maybe I don't understand what you're trying to do. What's the point of bumping PORTREVISION? For that matter, what's the point of WITH_SVN given what you've just said?
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