Date: 12 Sep 2000 00:57:04 -0700 From: asami@FreeBSD.org (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami) To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/graphics/Mesa3 Makefile Message-ID: <vqcwvgioxf3.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> In-Reply-To: Maxim Sobolev's message of "Tue, 12 Sep 2000 10:27:43 %2B0300" References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009111048410.63583-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <39BDCE12.A7B3BF47@FreeBSD.org> <vqc3dj6qfh2.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> <39BDDAEE.8FDFE413@FreeBSD.org>
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* From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
* Hmm, that is not exactly what I'm thinking of. In my view it should be
* immediately available after cvsup, because I suspect that actually very few
* committers read Porter's Handbook often. It can be called ports/NEWS instead of
* ports/UPDATING - the name doesn't matter.
Gee, is this the "history repeats itself" month or what? ;)
The Porter's Handbook used to be a file called ports/GUIDELINES. It
got too long so we converted it into a chapter in the old Handbook.
(Of course, it got too long for that too and was made its own book,
but that's another story.)
I wouldn't object to a short file that contains only the last couple
months' worth of changes but the entries shouldn't be more than
something like:
2000/09/09: New variables PORTREVISION and PORTEPOCH. See the
"Package Names" section in handbook. <URL if necessary>
Otherwise we'll just be repeating ourselves. The handbook is the
definite reference (when it's not lagging behind bsd.port.mk), and we
should encourage people to read it. However, I admit it is lacking a
good list of "NEW!" icons and a ports/NEWS file might be a nice way to
arouse people's attention.
Satoshi
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