Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 02:55:05 -0900 From: Beecher Rintoul <akbeech@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Cc: Bill Fenner <fenner@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Unfetchable distfiles reminder Message-ID: <200512070255.18576.akbeech@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200512071002.jB7A2bxF064641@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200512071002.jB7A2bxF064641@freefall.freebsd.org>
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--nextPart7560600.Ghh1Ft2s9h Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Wednesday 07 December 2005 01:02 am, Bill Fenner wrote: > Dear porters, > > This is just a reminder to please periodically check the list of > unfetchable distfiles at http://people.freebsd.org/~fenner/portsurvey/ . > In particular, the list of ports with no MAINTAINER with distfile > problems, which currently has 234 bad ports, is > > http://people.freebsd.org/~fenner/portsurvey/ports@freebsd.org.html > > Since no one is responsible for these ports, the problem won't get > fixed unless someone on this list takes the initiative. > > In addition, the list of all ports with any unfetchable distfile is > > http://people.freebsd.org/~fenner/portsurvey/bad.html > > if you don't mind coordinating your fixes with the port MAINTAINER. > > Thanks for your help! > > Bill "distfiles" Fenner I would be willing to help out, but I've never submitted anything to be=20 committed. In what form do you want the files (a diff)? Secondly who do I=20 send them to. Since a lot of ports are orphaned do I just post it to the=20 list? I'm not a programmer but I would like to learn portbuilding and I=20 figure this is a good place to start. Thanks, Beech=20 =2D------------------------------------------------------------------------= =2D------------- Beech Rintoul - System Administrator - akbeech@gmail.com /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | NorthWind Communications \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | 201 East 9Th Avenue Ste.310 X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99501 / \ - Please visit Alaska Paradise - http://akparadise.byethost33.com =2D------------------------------------------------------------------------= =2D------------- --nextPart7560600.Ghh1Ft2s9h Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBDls2mVq19LUoGB+MRAvJlAJ9jaufUBG3QW88qnkfprJUkQbHIrwCg1f8F ZP2xcZVXe9hzV559pHCWp7c= =vAbl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart7560600.Ghh1Ft2s9h--
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