From owner-freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Sun Dec 3 18:59:26 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50EF8E5F0E6 for ; Sun, 3 Dec 2017 18:59:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from emilia@disroot.org) Received: from disroot.org (bs-one.disroot.org [178.21.23.139]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1316132C1 for ; Sun, 3 Dec 2017 18:59:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from emilia@disroot.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by disroot.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEDB929C81; Sun, 3 Dec 2017 19:59:11 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=disroot.org; s=mail; t=1512327552; bh=WkBbZGHFdhgqnAKx4ZPO+IegMGKhSoA23fQz6JlGb/4=; h=Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References; b=p712v6EUExBqZpYpUDhf1vrCNNwxFd5yykqcOaJZ0MtyCbtQ3RCsRH4RooQK1ylBR AuqJpCpvd4ACXZJBW3uFcNT522GgBRyh7pIGVlx/glsVJYoSeMvlNAedQHn3e2qTqB mnPzFGauQ7Gvyy4hLx2X3y/uTYcLu8/AwAiHdfZI= X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at disroot.org Received: from disroot.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail01.disroot.lan [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Q0tMK9h8NgLx; Sun, 3 Dec 2017 19:59:10 +0100 (CET) Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2017 18:56:02 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=disroot.org; s=mail; t=1512327363; bh=WkBbZGHFdhgqnAKx4ZPO+IegMGKhSoA23fQz6JlGb/4=; h=Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References; b=jrGtj0v1VCqc+g+TehXurm+oTHE7X87DJEqSWr2dHqI209UYjkHrXzhFyeIhl43q1 iRGMJgp6l4X5jJNJktJ129wrCzJw4u8S/KY68BAo7y4SZsPQXignLrmcBwZFTXkFvx EbZt4S6ZTIAj5GOPoUBF+IEIVFgxHWQKpihg9QjM= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: emilia@disroot.org Message-ID: <2ed653fdee4c28a9eba6a7723ab5f2ea@disroot.org> Subject: Re: poudriere, python ports, and flavors oh my? To: "Adam Weinberger" , "Eric Masson" Cc: "Christian Ullrich" , freebsd-ports@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: References: <20171201175750.GA32973@vash.rhavenn.local> <57e06cb3-d4f5-3a7f-062a-619f536d8dc1@chrullrich.net> <85CBAED9-E816-461E-A409-43C4EC335BAC@adamw.org> <86lgikq6ov.fsf@newsrv.interne.associated-bears.org> X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2017 18:59:26 -0000 > I had no idea that the handbook was still directing people straight to = HEAD. You're absolutely=0A> right, that should be changed. Unfortunately,= directing people to an SVN path is difficult, because=0A> the SVN URL ch= anges every 3 months, and switching an SVN branch from one path to anothe= r isn't=0A> completely trivial.=0A> =0A> For binary package users, new in= stalls always default to installing packages from quarterly, but we=0A> c= ould do more to urge port builders toward quarterly branches too.=0A=0AHe= y, I have been using portsnap to update my ports tree and had no idea tha= t quarterly releases of=0Athe ports tree exist.=0A=0AMaybe portsnap could= be adapted to use the quarterly release and have that enabled per defaul= t on=0Athe -RELEASE branch?=0A(I do not see any mention of branches in th= e portsnap manpage, on 11.1-RELEASE)