Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 00:59:40 -0700 From: Jordan K Hubbard <jkh@queasyweasel.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [kris@FreeBSD.org: cvs commit: ports/net/cvsupit Makefile] Message-ID: <B0782281-7F98-11D7-A9A6-000393BB9222@queasyweasel.com> In-Reply-To: <20030506073032.GJ38939@rot13.obsecurity.org>
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Sorry, I simply haven't fixed it yet since I'm now having a hard time deciding, upon further reflection, whether I shouldn't just kill that stupid port. cvsupit started life as a crufty quick hack meant to fill a short-term purpose (get newbies introduced to cvsup at the time) and doesn't serve the longer-term purpose of making cvsup easy to use throughout FreeBSD's lifetime. To do that, if it's even desired, will require release engineering assistance to spit out customized cvsupfiles which match whichever tags are currently in vogue, present dynamic menus of available choices, etc. In short, if people really want "cvsupit-like" functionality for the long-term then they're just going to have to embed it into the "process chain" for release engineering somehow and not just rely on some crufty port staying in sync. The "keep the crufty port in sync" approach has worked for awhil, but it just isn't practical, IMO, to continue doing so any longer. That's unless someone else really has a strong lust to step forward and take the cvsupit port over for further life-support efforts. Frankly, though, I really hope somebody doesn't. I know sysinstall and pkg_install are still just too useful to take off their own life-support systems, as crufty as they also are, but please - at least let cvsupit die a merciful death. Someone would be far better off putting their energies into solving the cvsup configuration front-end problem properly instead. - Jordan On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 12:30 AM, Kris Kennaway wrote: > FYI. This port will be removed in 3 months if it is still broken. > > Kris > > ----- Forwarded message from Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> ----- > > X-Original-To: kkenn@localhost > Delivered-To: kkenn@localhost.obsecurity.org > Delivered-To: kris@freebsd.org > Delivered-To: ports-committers@freebsd.org > From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> > Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 23:58:36 -0700 (PDT) > To: ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, > cvs-all@FreeBSD.org > Subject: cvs commit: ports/net/cvsupit Makefile > X-FreeBSD-CVS-Branch: HEAD > Precedence: bulk > X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > X-UIDL: 21131e5fe543f166d5d1b3965ad457b9 > > kris 2003/05/05 23:58:36 PDT > > FreeBSD ports repository > > Modified files: > net/cvsupit Makefile > Log: > BROKEN: Does not build > > Revision Changes Path > 1.12 +2 -0 ports/net/cvsupit/Makefile > http://cvsweb.FreeBSD.org/ports/net/cvsupit/ > Makefile.diff?r1=1.11&r2=1.12 > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > <mime-attachment> -- Jordan K. Hubbard Engineering Manager, BSD technology group Apple Computer
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