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Date:      Sun, 24 Apr 2022 12:49:07 +0200
From:      Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Rene Ladan <portmgr-secretary@freebsd.org>, ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Some ports tree policy changes
Message-ID:  <5BA3407E-A605-45B5-AC69-DB21056B8DB6@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <YmUcUy%2BLjowsgljF@freefall.freebsd.org>
References:  <YmUcUy%2BLjowsgljF@freefall.freebsd.org>

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Le 24 avril 2022 11:45:55 GMT+02:00, Rene Ladan <portmgr-secretary@freebsd=
=2Eorg> a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:
>Hello,
>
>portmgr discussed releasing a lot of files in Mk/ to the general public (=
i=2Ee=2E
>you) a few weeks ago=2E This is to encourage people to work on this kind =
of
>infrastructure, make it less exclusive to portmgr and perhaps make it fee=
l
>less scary=2E The first change, https://reviews=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/D34936, h=
as just been
>committed as https://cgit=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/ports/commit/?id=3D767d81e1296a=
49573aaa24dfc9677f801fddc6d4
>
>Documentation on these infrastructure files might be lacking somewhat at =
the
>moment=2E This documentation should describe the rationale and possible p=
itfalls=2E
>Portmgr is looking for a way to do this properly=2E
>
>Portmgr does reserve the right to revert commits in case too much things =
break
>with a commit to Mk/ =2E Things that could be worked on are:
>- converting Mk/bsd=2EX=2Emk to USES=3DX
>- adding more triggers to prevent duplicated actions while (de)installing=
 or
>  upgrading multiple packages at once
>- <your idea here>
>
>Regards,
>Ren=C3=A9 on behalf of portmgr

To complement it is still stronglh recommended to seek for review by portm=
gr and request for exp-run for such changes=2E

Best regards
Bapt



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