Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 01:40:11 +0100 From: Olivier Smedts <olivier@gid0.org> To: Grzegorz Blach <magik@roorback.net> Cc: bf1783@gmail.com, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD needs fresh Blood! Message-ID: <AANLkTinPSYT=dC%2Bqjsqnit6iWXAWN9WJwBuW0HMx10rC@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinwzwFhP5Dz4XpA3Y4K5p=-LVa28ep-29Uoyh_F@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTi=d5hP-WHPQVJYk9%2B7gXd-3d5j_wgypz7QM2A6X@mail.gmail.com> <4D73D464.3070806@roorback.net> <4D7409CB.1040706@FreeBSD.org> <AANLkTinwzwFhP5Dz4XpA3Y4K5p=-LVa28ep-29Uoyh_F@mail.gmail.com>
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2011/3/6 Grzegorz Blach <magik@roorback.net>: > On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 23:25, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote: >> On 03/06/2011 10:37, Grzegorz Blach wrote: >>> >>> On 03/06/2011 18:35, b. f. wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I read last post Martin Wilke's blog called "FreeBSD needs fresh Blood!" >>>>> >>>>> First of all, I think it's difficult to testing ports >> >> No argument there, it can be hard work. >> >>>>> I'm using testing release of VirtualBox, >>>>> but for build this port I must download patches, >>>>> apply its on my own tree and merge its with official ports >>>>> using portshaker. >> >> You could also maintain completely separate trees, or subtrees with CVS. >> >>>>> It's possible to build testing ports outside tree, >>>>> but I must build every port separately, since `Make` don't known how to >>>>> track dependencies. >> >> Setting PORTSDIR for your builds may help. Read ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk for >> more information about that. >> >>>> There is always going to be some added work involved in testing. Have >>>> you considered using multiple trees, if you have sufficient disk >>>> space? Or using a version control system? >>> >>> >>> Multiple trees don't help me a lot, portmaster became fools. >> >> Not sure what you mean by that, but portmaster respects PORTSDIR as well. >> >>> There is address for repository, but I still need merging trees >>> and rebuild index for portmaster. >> >> portmaster does not require the INDEX unless you tell it to. If you have a >> ports tree to operate against portmaster doesn't need the INDEX at all. >> >> >> hope this helps, >> >> Doug >> > > My mistake, sorry. I'll rebuild INDEX after every merges, but not for > portmaster, > but for pver. Could you use "pkg_version -vL =" for your purpose ? It's a base system tool and doesn't need INDEX. > >> -- >> >> Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. >> -- OK Go >> >> Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. >> Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/ >> >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Olivier Smedts _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) e-mail: olivier@gid0.org - against HTML email & vCards X www: http://www.gid0.org - against proprietary attachments / \ "Il y a seulement 10 sortes de gens dans le monde : ceux qui comprennent le binaire, et ceux qui ne le comprennent pas."help
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