svn commit: r375010 - head/Mk

[Adam Weinberger]

> On 20 Dec, 2014, at 8:59, Steve Wills <swills at freebsd.org> wrote:
> 
> Author: swills
> Date: Sat Dec 20 15:59:46 2014
> New Revision: 375010
> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/375010
> QAT: https://qat.redports.org/buildarchive/r375010/
> 
> Log:
>  Make using GitHub releases easier
> 
>  Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D1340
>  With hat:	portmgr
> 
> -#
> -# GitHub files can also be obtained, without the need for any of the above, by doing:
> -#
> -# MASTER_SITES=	http://github.com/accountname/${PORTNAME}/archive/${PORTVERSION}.tar.gz?dummy=/
> -#

That shortcut code still works, and it's still simpler than using USE_GITHUB and having to keep track of commit hashes on every update. Why remove it?

The PH says, "If the distribution file comes from a specific commit or tag on GitHub for which there is no officially released file, [...]". That code block is a way to get it when there IS an officially released file.

# Adam


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