Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:52:03 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@FreeBSD.org> To: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@missouri.edu> Cc: Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net>, "freebsd-ports@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: patch upgrade for port committers? Message-ID: <20100129125203.1273ed4f@it.buh.tecnik93.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001281700480.92484@cauchy.math.missouri.edu> References: <4B61E988.1000801@missouri.edu> <4B620382.7070902@FreeBSD.org> <20100128224601.GA64692@comcast.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001281700480.92484@cauchy.math.missouri.edu>
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--Sig_/sxSG12xmkpK1m9l/Oz2M0ZB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:01:44 -0600 (CST) Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@missouri.edu> wrote: >=20 >=20 > On Thu, 28 Jan 2010, Charlie Kester wrote: >=20 > > On Thu 28 Jan 2010 at 13:37:06 PST Doug Barton wrote: > >> > >> Any time you send someone a patch for any reason that deletes an > >> existing file it is worthwhile to call the person's attention to > >> this fact. > >> > >> When you submit a port/update that ADDS a file it is definitely > >> worthwhile to mention this as well. > > > > Good advice that should be added to the porter's handbook. >=20 > In huge letters. >=20 > Also, I have taken to using shar files instead of diff's when > creating new files. Don't please, it makes committer's work harder. And update to a port should be a diff. Preferably a cvs diff -u. --=20 IOnut - Un^d^dregistered ;) FreeBSD "user" "Intellectual Property" is nowhere near as valuable as "Intellect" FreeBSD committer -> itetcu@FreeBSD.org, PGP Key ID 057E9F8B493A297B --Sig_/sxSG12xmkpK1m9l/Oz2M0ZB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAktivdQACgkQJ7GIuiH/oeXE2gCffCRlGkp1zVIRFAAVbAniTOPD Y/cAniDg7aU129fRkt4FseOwnu+MOWBr =Voha -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/sxSG12xmkpK1m9l/Oz2M0ZB--
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