Re: git: e5d6620d84c6 - main - net-mgmt/ping_exporter: Update to 1.2.0

From: Lexi Winter <ivy_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:47:40 UTC
Baptiste Daroussin wrote in <acPmQwZhR44BC6nd@b.nours.eu>:
> On Wed 25 Mar 13:38, Lexi Winter wrote:
> >     net-mgmt/ping_exporter: Update to 1.2.0
> >     
> >     Upstream release notes:
> >     https://github.com/czerwonk/ping_exporter/releases/tag/v1.2.0
> >     
> >     BREAKING CHANGE: The configuration file format has changed.
> >     Refer to the above link for migration details.
> 
> Maybe add a pkg-message only when upgrading from version prio to 1.2.0 to be
> careful about this. (like UPDATING but for binary package users).

i fear this is somewhat futile since the pkg message is only shown after
the package is updated, but if we're doing this as standard practice, i
don't object.  could you point to some documentation on how to do it?
e.g. another port that does this?