cvs commit: ports/graphics/netpbm Makefile (fwd)
Sergey A. Osokin
osa at FreeBSD.org
Sat Aug 30 14:36:05 PDT 2003
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 02:54:26AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> Can someone please explain to me why fixing a plist necessitates bumping
> portrevision? If I already have the port installed, the plist is already
> broken. There is nothing about this fix that makes me want to reinstall
> the port.
>
> IMO, people bump portrevision WAY WAY too often, causing a lot of wasted
> time for people needlessly updating ports that work exactly the same
> after the upgrade.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Sergey A. Osokin <osa at FreeBSD.org>
> To: ports-committers at FreeBSD.org, cvs-ports at FreeBSD.org, cvs-all at FreeBSD.org
> Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 06:10:13 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: cvs commit: ports/graphics/netpbm Makefile
>
> osa 2003/08/29 06:10:13 PDT
>
> FreeBSD ports repository
>
> Modified files:
> graphics/netpbm Makefile
> Log:
> Bump PORTREVISION, which I forgot to do in previous commit (fix pkg-plist).
>
> Notify from: sf
>
> Revision Changes Path
> 1.77 +1 -0 ports/graphics/netpbm/Makefile
My answer is a very simply. From "Porter's Handbook":
<quote>
Examples of when PORTREVISION should be bumped:
...
Changes in the packing list...
</quote>
Please tell me where is my fault.
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