Re: Updating a pkgsrc package
On Sun, May 02, 2010 at 11:09:22AM -0400, Justin C. Sherrill wrote: > On Sun, May 2, 2010 7:25 am, Francois Tigeot wrote: > > > > I have locally updated mail/prayer to version 1.3.2. > > > > Is there any thing I should be aware before submitting my work to the > > pkgsrc guys ? My main concern is that I do not have any NetBSD machine > > to test my changes... > > You also don't have a FreeBSD, Linux, Haiku, or Solaris machine to test > on, though pkgsrc runs there... I don't know what your changes look like, > but it may be clear whether it has a negative effect or not just from > looking at it. > > A unified diff should work. Send a PR through the support section on the > NetBSD website: Right, I have just done so. The PR can be viewed via this URL: http://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=43238 -- Francois Tigeot
Re: Updating a pkgsrc package
On Sun, May 2, 2010 7:25 am, Francois Tigeot wrote: > Hi, > > I have locally updated mail/prayer to version 1.3.2. The pkgsrc package > is more than two years old. > It now compiles and installs cleanly on DragonFly. > > Is there any thing I should be aware before submitting my work to the > pkgsrc guys ? My main concern is that I do not have any NetBSD machine > to test my changes... You also don't have a FreeBSD, Linux, Haiku, or Solaris machine to test on, though pkgsrc runs there... I don't know what your changes look like, but it may be clear whether it has a negative effect or not just from looking at it. A unified diff should work. Send a PR through the support section on the NetBSD website: http://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/sendpr.cgi?gndb=netbsd Pick "pkg" for the category. This worked for me last time I did it.
Updating a pkgsrc package
Hi, I have locally updated mail/prayer to version 1.3.2. The pkgsrc package is more than two years old. It now compiles and installs cleanly on DragonFly. Is there any thing I should be aware before submitting my work to the pkgsrc guys ? My main concern is that I do not have any NetBSD machine to test my changes... -- Francois Tigeot
