Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 08:15:56 -0700 From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org> To: Steve Wills <swills@freebsd.org> Cc: svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r375010 - head/Mk Message-ID: <46210F48-0FE2-4B61-AA64-17472B9EAEEB@adamw.org> In-Reply-To: <201412201559.sBKFxl9d088764@svn.freebsd.org> References: <201412201559.sBKFxl9d088764@svn.freebsd.org>
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> On 20 Dec, 2014, at 8:59, Steve Wills <swills@freebsd.org> wrote: >=20 > Author: swills > Date: Sat Dec 20 15:59:46 2014 > New Revision: 375010 > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/375010 > QAT: https://qat.redports.org/buildarchive/r375010/ >=20 > Log: > Make using GitHub releases easier >=20 > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D1340 > With hat: portmgr >=20 > -# > -# GitHub files can also be obtained, without the need for any of the = above, by doing: > -# > -# MASTER_SITES=3D = http://github.com/accountname/${PORTNAME}/archive/${PORTVERSION}.tar.gz?du= mmy=3D/ > -# That shortcut code still works, and it's still simpler than using = USE_GITHUB and having to keep track of commit hashes on every update. = Why remove it? The PH says, "If the distribution file comes from a specific commit or = tag on GitHub for which there is no officially released file, [...]". = That code block is a way to get it when there IS an officially released = file. # Adam --=20 Adam Weinberger adamw@adamw.org http://www.adamw.org
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