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List:       freebsd-announce
Subject:    [FreeBSD-Announce] Updating guidelines for ports
From:       Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus () freebsd ! org>
Date:       2004-10-13 1:44:25
Message-ID: 1097631865.95918.25.camel () shumai ! marcuscom ! com
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This is a belated announcement of the new ``/usr/ports/UPDATING'' file. 
Like its counterpart in /usr/src, this file lists special updating
instructions and caveats.  Each entry lists the date of the change, the
affected port(s), the author of that entry, as well as a description of
the change, and what must be done to properly update the port(s) in
question.  For example, 

--- Example begins here ---
20041012:
  AFFECTS: users of www/firefox
  AUTHOR: freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org

  After upgrading to firefox-1.0.1.p, certain things such as extension/theme
  [de]installation, and "Find On Page" may no longer work.  You may also
  notice an infinite loop when starting Firefox.  If this happens, backup
  ~/.mozilla/firefox/*/bookmarks.html, and remove ~/.mozilla/firefox.
  Afterward, Firefox should start up.  You can then restore the bookmarks.html
  file to the new ~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default directory.
--- Example ends here ---

This file should be consulted before updating any ports.

In order to have the latest version of this file cvsup'd, be sure to
include either the ``ports-base'' or ``ports-all'' module in your ports
supfile.  It is highly recommended to use ``ports-all'' whenever
possible. 

If you have specific questions about an entry, email the AUTHOR listed
for that entry.  If you have questions about the file itself, please
contact portmgr@FreeBSD.org.

Joe

-- 
Joe Marcus Clarke
FreeBSD GNOME Team	::	gnome@FreeBSD.org
FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome
http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome

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