Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2017 09:28:54 -0800 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Christian Ullrich <chris@chrullrich.net> Cc: Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Last flavorless revision? Message-ID: <20171202172854.GA44592@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <eb6472e1-ef6b-d516-bb0c-81b27f07154b@chrullrich.net> References: <20171201200751.GA17979@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <31DBA0EB-539A-4BA5-9CF7-4EDF4CAF9205@adamw.org> <20171201204348.GA1135@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <eb6472e1-ef6b-d516-bb0c-81b27f07154b@chrullrich.net>
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On Sat, Dec 02, 2017 at 02:06:32PM +0100, Christian Ullrich wrote: > * Steve Kargl wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 01, 2017 at 01:42:27PM -0700, Adam Weinberger wrote: > >>> On 1 Dec, 2017, at 13:07, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote: > >>> > >>> ports/UPDATING does not seem to include an entry noting > >>> the last subversion revision prior to the flipping on > >>> flavors. Is revision 455205 the penultimate revision? > >> > >> https://svnweb.freebsd.org > >> > > > > ? > > He means, "I could just write 'No, 455205 is the first one with FLAVORS > support in it, if you don't count the brief interlude from 450663 until > 450939 when introducing it exposed the lack of communication between > ports collection and ports tools maintainers for the first time', but > since that would be entirely too helpful, instead I'll just post a link > to the SVN web interface which boasts all the charm and usability of the > late 1990s and let you figure it out for yourself." > Given that I asked about a specific revision number, it stands to reason that I had already spent too much time wandering around svnweb.freebsd.org. An entry needs to be added to ports/UPDATING to state which revision turns on flavors and by extension neuters all port management tools except poudriere. Four months from now when users update a system finding that information by crawling through svnweb.freebsd.org will be a challenge. -- Steve 20170425 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWUpyCsUKR4 20161221 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbCHE-hONow
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