From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 27 15:20:55 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 75E58DFB for ; Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:20:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "wonkity.com", Issuer "wonkity.com" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 24A37F27 for ; Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:20:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id sBRFKk5V068834 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:20:46 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.9/8.14.9/Submit) with ESMTP id sBRFKj3H068827; Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:20:45 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:20:45 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: olli hauer Subject: Re: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ Attic URLs, eg for ports/mail/demime ? In-Reply-To: <549E5ED5.50103@gmx.de> Message-ID: References: <201412270230.sBR2UIq3071725@fire.js.berklix.net> <549E5ED5.50103@gmx.de> User-Agent: Alpine 2.11 (BSF 23 2013-08-11) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.4.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:20:46 -0700 (MST) Cc: ports@freebsd.org, "Julian H. Stacey" X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:20:55 -0000 On Sat, 27 Dec 2014, olli hauer wrote: > On 2014-12-27 03:30, Julian H. Stacey wrote: >> Hi ports@ >> What URL(s) do I need under >> https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ >> to get to the Attic for last copy of eg ports/mail/demime ? >> >> How is one supposed to find URLs /svn rev nos ? >> (I have a local svn if it helps, but was looking on web) >> >> demime was removed after release date 2012-01 of 9.0.0 >> https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/tags/RELEASE_9_0_0/mail/demime/ >> >> I want to know not just URL but also How to find last URL/ svn >> revision numbers, as I'm trying to rescue & upgrade a few ports from oblivion. >> >> I presume there's some better way to search than binary search >> (repeated splitting & re-search in the middle between narowing dates) ? > > Hi Julian, > > with viewvc only it is not that easy, but with (svn) command line. > > $ grep demime /usr/ports/MOVED > mail/demime||2011-12-28|Has expired: No upstream development since 2007 > > $ svn log -qv -r '{2011-12-28}':'{2011-12-29}' > r288196 | rene | 2011-12-28 18:49:04 +0100 (Wed, 28 Dec 2011) > Changed paths: > ... > M /head/mail/Makefile > D /head/mail/demime > ... > > Setting 288195 as sticky revision in viewvc we get this URL > https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/mail/demime/?pathrev=288195 There is also an entry in the ports FAQ in the Committer's Guide: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/committers-guide/article.html#ports-qa-re-adding I think I could make a good case for moving that ports FAQ into the Porter's Handbook, even if it is for committers. Certainly bringing back old ports is not uncommon for porters or committers.