Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:26:08 +0200 From: Ernst de Haan <znerd@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com>, Dylan Carlson <absinthe@pobox.com> Cc: Calvin Varney <calvin@varney.org>, freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Port/package guidelines (Ant) Message-ID: <200208281626.08129.znerd@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20020828225858.A59324@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <200208170958.14422.absinthe@pobox.com> <200208271225.40211.absinthe@pobox.com> <20020828225858.A59324@misty.eyesbeyond.com>
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Greg,
You're absolutely right. I didn't think it over carefully and now that I do
I must admit it may be Unwise(TM) to have -cvs ports...
Ernst
On Wednesday 28 August 2002 15:28, Greg Lewis wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 12:25:40PM -0400, Dylan Carlson wrote:
> > On Tuesday 27 August 2002 06:20am, Ernst de Haan wrote:
> > > Yeah, good point! We could even have -cvs ports in addition to the
> > > existing -devel ports :-)
> >
> > We should absolutely look to doing that. If someone is using a -devel
> > port they are specifically looking for bleeding edge code, and CVS is
> > as good as it gets.
>
> The only problem is that this completely violates one of the main port
> security measures, checksumming of the downloaded source code. In
> addition you'll also lose tracking of port changes and upgrading with a
> tool like portupgrade.
>
> Basically, noone is going to either update checksums for every single
> source file each time a commit happens or bump PORTREVISION. Even if
> they were to do that it would raise a huge outcry since it would bloat
> the ports repository a lot. Think of the packing list updates too.
> Basically a port which downloads source from CVS is essentially not a
> port in the current sense of the word since it doesn't fit within the
> current ports architecture and tools.
>
> IMO, of course.
--
Ernst de Haan
EuroNet Internet B.V.
"Come to me all who are weary and burdened
and I will give you rest" -- Jesus Christ
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