Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2017 14:31:12 +0100 From: Eric Masson <emss@free.fr> To: Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org> Cc: Christian Ullrich <chris@chrullrich.net>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: poudriere, python ports, and flavors oh my? Message-ID: <86lgikq6ov.fsf@newsrv.interne.associated-bears.org> In-Reply-To: <85CBAED9-E816-461E-A409-43C4EC335BAC@adamw.org> (Adam Weinberger's message of "Sat, 2 Dec 2017 16:19:58 -0700") References: <20171201175750.GA32973@vash.rhavenn.local> <57e06cb3-d4f5-3a7f-062a-619f536d8dc1@chrullrich.net> <85CBAED9-E816-461E-A409-43C4EC335BAC@adamw.org>
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Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org> writes: Hi Adam, > Given that most people don't participate and test patches while they're > in review, you have to expect that some bugs will only surface when it > lands in HEAD. This is precisely why we have quarterly branches, and why > we recommend that most people stay on quarterly. For starters, the following is not intended to troll anyone. FLAVORS mechanism seems to be a quite nice tool to improve ports, but the landing in ports/head raises few questions. Is ports/head becoming the alter ego of src/head (possible breakages or disruptive new features from time to time) ? If yes, this should be written down in the handbook (chapter on ports still states ports/head for svn retrieval) and quarterly ports branches should be publicized. I've just switched to 2017Q4 on my main 11-STABLE box by digging in various ports docs after I've read this very post I'm answering to. I thus got rid of ports/head FLAVORS related issues (portmaster is my tool of choice as poudriere seems a bit overkill for my needs). Thanks to all involved. Éric Masson -- Cela m'a même déjà valu quelques discussions animés avec mes paires -+- FC in <http://www.le-gnu.net>; : Tête à tête ou tête à queue ? -+-
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