svn commit: r455650 - head

[Adam Weinberger]

Author: adamw
Date: Wed Dec  6 13:56:27 2017
New Revision: 455650
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/455650

Log:
  Add a short entry about FLAVORS

Modified:
  head/UPDATING

Modified: head/UPDATING
==============================================================================
--- head/UPDATING	Wed Dec  6 12:50:39 2017	(r455649)
+++ head/UPDATING	Wed Dec  6 13:56:27 2017	(r455650)
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ you update your ports collection, before attempting an
   the new dsbmd.conf.sample.
 
 20171130:
+  AFFECTS: all ports users
+  AUTHOR: adamw at FreeBSD.org
+
+  The ports tree has gained "flavors," which are a way to produce multiple
+  variations of a port. Some intended examples of this are language
+  modules being produced for multiple language versions, and lite/nox11 packages,
+  without needing separate ports for each variation. Python ports have already
+  been flavored (see the below entry). Flavor support must be added to
+  individual ports.
+
+  Flavors are already supported by make, pkg, poudriere, and synth; see the
+  manpages for those tools for usage instructions. Portmaster and portupgrade
+  don't support flavors yet, but community work on those tools is in progress.
+
+  Some bumps and breakages are inevitable for a major change such as this.
+  Please report breakages and monitor the ports@ list for solutions as they
+  become available.
+
+20171130:
   AFFECTS: */py*
   AUTHOR: mat at FreeBSD.org