Ports' tips and gotchas

[Miroslav Lachman]

Vlad K. wrote on 2017/01/03 17:16:
>
> I've submitted a patch for Postgres server ports with a note about
> enabling checksumming
> (https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214671). I'm now
> preparing to submit a patch with a similar "Nice to know" tip for
> Roundcube (changing default_host breaks the user profiles, and how to
> fix it).
>
> Is pkg-message the right place for such tips and gotchas? Do we need a
> separate mechanism where users could collate and submit tips they find
> important when installing/upgrading/configuring the port (yeah, those
> three exact use cases, I'm sure pkg-message is not the best place for
> regular usage tips). Aside from UPDATING of course, which is just
> supposed to be important notes about one-time updates/upgrades.

Until we have anything better I think pkg-message is the right place for 
these tips. Some ports already use pkg-message for some recommendations.

Miroslav Lachman