Ports' tips and gotchas

[Mel Pilgrim]

On 01/03/2017 08:33, Miroslav Lachman wrote:
> 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.

If the pkg-message addition covers a change introduced with an update to 
the port, considering adding it to UPDATING as well.