Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:20:45 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: olli hauer <ohauer@gmx.de> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> Subject: Re: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ Attic URLs, eg for ports/mail/demime ? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412270815200.63470@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <549E5ED5.50103@gmx.de> References: <201412270230.sBR2UIq3071725@fire.js.berklix.net> <549E5ED5.50103@gmx.de>
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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.
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