When did creating a package become a REQUIRED part of building a port?

[Thomas Hoffmann]

On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 8:32 PM, Chris H <bsd-lists at 1command.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
>  I've been tracking -STABLE for years on all my servers (currently 8-4).
> So it seems I missed the memo. But recently, I decided to dust off an
> old TYAN Thunder LE-T PIII. Sure, it's old. But it's got 2 Adaptec
> U160 Ultra-Wide/Ultra-3 SCSI ports on it, that'll allow me to hang 30
> SCSI platters on it, and I intend to use it to produce Install images,
> Updates, custom kernels for all my hardware. Kind of a Pointyhat/Tinderbox.
> It's perfect for a "set it, and forget it". It's actually a pretty good
> workhorse.
> Anyway, to the point;
> For this install, I opted to download, and use the 8-4-DVD1 DVD to perform
> the install. All went as anticipated, I played the CVS-->SVN dance, updated
> src && ports, build/installed world/kernel. Performed mergemaster(8), then
> bounced the box, and installed Perl. I then decided I wanted to build a
> light X environment, because some things are easier with it. So I chose
> the meta-port x11/xorg-minimal. That's when the fun began; I chose
> make install && make clean (yes, I know make install clean works too).
> Then all of the sudden I see all these messages about creating package...
> What? I didn't have anything in make.conf(5) to inspire that. I read
> nothing about that in /usr/ports/UPDATING, and I haven't installed, nor
> do I have anything in /usr/local/etc that would encourage that sort of
> thing.
> What gives, and how do I turn this off? Sure, I've got a lot of platter to
> burn. But I'm a bit shy on CPU cycles, and it seems pointless to whip up
> a .tbz file, only to be clobbered within seconds of completion. I'm sure to
> many of you, this is all old news. But this is a real issue for me, and I'd
> be extremely grateful, if someone can help me turn this off.
>
> Thank you for all your time, and consideration.
>
> --Chris
>

This was noted in the /usr/ports/CHANGES file. See the entry for 20130923.