New Version Etiquette

[Martin Klaffenboeck]

Am 2003.04.09 22:13 schrieb(en) Matthew Donadio:
> Hi all,
> 
> What is the proper etiquette regarding new versions of ports?  Is it
> OK
> to contact the maintainers to let them know that a new version of the
> source is out, or should requests be made here?

You can contact the maintainer, if he doesn't write back, ask here.

But the best way would be to update the port by yourselfe in the 
following way.  (That's how I do that)

as root:

mkdir ~/ports
cd ~/ports
ln -s /usr/ports/category/port port.orig
cp -r port.orig port
cd port

# makeing all the changes here, test the ports and so on, you should
# read the porters handbook, found on the FreeBSD's website

cd ~/ports
diff -Nur port.orig port > port.diff
send-pr -a port.diff -c main at tain.er # set the real address here

fill out the form and send the pr.

Martin

> Thanks.
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