Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:04:18 -0800 From: Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> To: "'Doug Barton'" <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-rc@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: conf/163508: [rc.subr] [patch] Add " enable" and " disable" commands to rc.subr Message-ID: <030a01ccc5a4$443f9db0$ccbed910$@fisglobal.com> In-Reply-To: <4EFA9F17.5050005@FreeBSD.org> References: <201112271820.pBRIKCKB084959@freefall.freebsd.org> <4EFA9F17.5050005@FreeBSD.org>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Barton [mailto:dougb@FreeBSD.org] > Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 8:46 PM > To: Devin Teske > Cc: freebsd-rc@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: conf/163508: [rc.subr] [patch] Add " enable" and " > disable" commands to rc.subr > > I think you'd be much more likely to get more eyes on your work (thinking > minimally of sysrc and your post-install config tool) if you submitted them as > ports. I'm fairly confident that I've suggested this in the past, if I haven't, my > apologies. > > There are several benefits to this, not the least of which is that people who are > interested in having this kind of tool will have easy access to it. This will either a) > solve the problem, or b) allow the idea to grow on people sufficiently that it > eventually gets adopted more widely. > > You can start with > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters- > handbook/index.html > and if you need help of course asking on freebsd-ports@ is your next step. > > > Doug I submitted ports/163679 today after: a. Reading the Porter's Handbook front-to-back b. Reading Mk/bsd.port.mk c. Looking at many others' port submissions that are pending Thanks Doug, for pointing me to the Porter's Handbook. Also, thanks for pushing me to do it. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. -- Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.
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