Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:42:17 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/databases/mariadb-client Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-message pkg-plist ports/databases/mariadb-client/files mysql-server.in patch-extra::yassl::src::yassl_error.cpp patch-sql::mysqld.cc ports/databases/mariadb-scripts Makefile ... Message-ID: <4DE803B9.5090903@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20110602104141.GA50574@FreeBSD.org> References: <201106020616.p526GP0U053787@repoman.freebsd.org> <20110602104141.GA50574@FreeBSD.org>
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On 06/02/2011 03:41, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > * Doug Barton wrote: >> These aren't ready for use yet, just checking in my WIP > > I think this is not the best way to deal with long porting efforts. > Sure it's very tempting to use version control for anything more > complicated that "hello world" type of work, but it this case local hg > or git mirror would suit much better. > > Last by not least, end users probably won't expect WIP in the ports: if > something's committed, it should work, if it does not, it is broken, not > "in progress". I believe our CVS should not be abused for private works > (private here means "behind the scenes"). First, the ports were marked IGNORE when I did the forced commit to acknowledge the repo-copy, so I don't think I am violating any user expectations here. Second, under normal circumstances I would agree with you, however the effort to split these ports has been more than I (foolishly? optimistically?) anticipated, so my usual method of committing the new version in one fell swoop wasn't going to be as easy as I had hoped. By clearing away the debris it makes it a lot easier for me to actually finish the work. All in all I think it's a net win, but I allow that reasonable minds can differ on this topic. Doug -- 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/
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