From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 9 17:54:27 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 43E3916A41F for ; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 17:54:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) Received: from smtp.unsam.edu.ar (smtp.unsam.edu.ar [170.210.48.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 929D743D4C for ; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 17:54:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) Received: from pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar [192.168.10.11]) by smtp.unsam.edu.ar (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id k09HrcFZ032203; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:53:38 -0300 (ART) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) Received: from pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k09HrpIS053674; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:53:51 -0300 (ART) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) Received: (from fernan@localhost) by pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k09HroYJ053673; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:53:50 -0300 (ART) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) X-Authentication-Warning: pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar: fernan set sender to fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar using -f Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:53:50 -0300 From: Fernan Aguero To: Wesley Shields Message-ID: <20060109175350.GE10941@iib.unsam.edu.ar> Mail-Followup-To: Wesley Shields , Tobias Roth , ports@freebsd.org References: <20060106131231.GC14967@droopy.unibe.ch> <43BF7430.80509@FreeBSD.org> <20060107191202.GA18881@droopy.unibe.ch> <43C0568F.7020909@rogers.com> <20060108001643.GA15000@soaustin.net> <43C05C21.4080500@rogers.com> <43C0B5E8.6030808@FreeBSD.org> <20060109141117.GC10941@iib.unsam.edu.ar> <20060109163634.GA26667@droopy.unibe.ch> <20060109174227.GA42767@csh.rit.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060109174227.GA42767@csh.rit.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Tobias Roth Subject: Re: New rc.d code merge timing (Was: Re: Portupgrade confused about editors/emacs) 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: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:54:27 -0000 +----[ Wesley Shields (09.Jan.2006 14:41): | | On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 05:36:34PM +0100, Tobias Roth wrote: | > On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 11:11:17AM -0300, Fernan Aguero wrote: | > > | > > Proposal: a ports-announce mailing list. This should be a | > > low-volume list where all HEADS UP of i) upcoming changes, | > > ii) committed changes are posted. Also, non-HEADS-UP | > > messages, like the ones that make up UPDATING should go to | > > the list. Messages could well be cross-posted to ports, so | > > that everyone gets the announcements. But I guess it could | > > be a good alternative for people that want just the | > > anouncements. If someones gets an announcement and wants to | > > see the discussion that lead to the changes, then s/he can | > > go to the ports@, stable@ and/or current@ archives. | > | > Excellent idea, I second it. Especially the UPDATING stuff | > is often missed, even by people who have time to read ports@ | > regularly. | > | > cheers, t. | | While I agree with a ports-announce@ list I believe freshports.org will | mail you when entries to UPDATING are made that are relevant to the | ports on your watched list. | | -- WXS | +----] OK, but then I will have to remember to upload my list of installed packages to freshports every time I install a new port ... I really appreciate the service provided by freshports but I would rather have a script in /etc/periodic that would check my installed ports against UPDATING and notify me if something new appears there. I'm not a shell guru, but if no one takes it, I would try to come with a draft implementation. Does it sound like a good idea? Fernan