From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 6 23:03:58 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: ports@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F050516A4DD for ; Thu, 6 Jul 2006 23:03:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from edwin@mavetju.org) Received: from mail2out.barnet.com.au (mail2out.barnet.com.au [202.83.176.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A6A243D45 for ; Thu, 6 Jul 2006 23:03:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from edwin@mavetju.org) Received: by mail2out.barnet.com.au (Postfix, from userid 27) id 111047073FE; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:03:52 +1000 (EST) X-Viruscan-Id: <44AD96D700006624186587@BarNet> Received: from mail2-auth.barnet.com.au (mail2.barnet.com.au [202.83.176.13]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mail2.barnet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB6027073F1; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:03:51 +1000 (EST) Received: from k7.mavetju (unknown [10.251.1.18]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mail2-auth.barnet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09B577073E1; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:03:50 +1000 (EST) Received: by k7.mavetju (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 04273DE; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:03:48 +1000 (EST) Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:03:47 +1000 From: Edwin Groothuis To: Mark Linimon Message-ID: <20060706230347.GA946@k7.mavetju> References: <20060705022209.GC6831@soaustin.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060705022209.GC6831@soaustin.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [HEADSUP] latest round of bsd.*.mk changes committed X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:03:59 -0000 On Tue, Jul 04, 2006 at 09:22:09PM -0500, Mark Linimon wrote: > BROKEN is intended to be set in individual ports. > With IGNORE, the build cluster will never attempt to build these > ports. Common cases for IGNORE are for the CONFLICTS logic; for > licensing/packaging reasons; and for the impossibility of ever using > that port on a particular architecture. (Well, in the latter case, > we hope someone might be able to update the application to do so, but > in the meantime there is no reason for anyone to try to install it.) >From a discussion on IRC: How about BROKEN (software doesn't work for some reason), IGNORE (port infrastructure doesn't work because if port building requirements not met) and FUBAR (port infrastructure itself is fucked up (distinfo wrong, failing patches)) Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.mavetju.org edwin@mavetju.org | Weblog: http://weblog.barnet.com.au/edwin/