Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 10:30:13 +0300 From: Panagiotis Astithas <past@noc.ntua.gr> To: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> Cc: java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: general question about java port PRs Message-ID: <40A9BB85.8010406@noc.ntua.gr> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0405180106130.17546-100000@pancho> References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0405180106130.17546-100000@pancho>
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Mark Linimon wrote: > I was surprised to find that some of the Java ports had PRs filed > against them, but not under the 'ports' category, instead under the > 'java' classification. As some of you may be aware, I have written a > set of programs that attempt to track the status of ports PRs and > correlate them with build errors seen on the build farm (among other > data: see portsmon.firepipe.net). However, I only track things under > 'ports', not 'java'. > > Shouldn't the 'java' category be reserved for such things as problems > with the JDK/JREs, or would you prefer that these ports PRs be left in > that category as well? I have been wondering about that as well. I believe that the 'java' category should be reserved for JDKs. Ordinary port upgrades and problem reports could benefit from the larger pool of commiters & volunteers monitoring the freebsd-ports list. I think that only three persons attend to java PRs (glewis, phantom & znerd). Cheers, -- Panagiotis Astithas Electrical & Computer Engineer, PhD Network Management Center National Technical University of Athens, Greece
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