cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml

[Simon L. Nielsen]

On 2007.07.24 03:13:42 -0500, Mark Linimon wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 20, 2007 at 12:11:43PM +0200, Marc Fonvieille wrote:
> > > It would also be nice to have articles like:
> > > 
> > >     "Managing thirdparty ports & packages with portupgrade"
> 
> I would just like to see one article that talked about "managing the
> Ports Collection".  The handbook information about portupgrade could
> move there; as well, wherever the scattered information about cvsup vs.
> cvsup could move there.  Finally, there is some information under "keeping
> up" in the Porter's Handbook that really doesn't belong there (at least,
> if you have the theory that the PH's audience is committers and maintainers).
> 
> Another chapter could be the hints on how to maintain a "package server"
> that is used to build and distribute packages within an organization.  I
> know that a lot of installations do something like this already.
> 
> Finally, some comments about release vs. -stable should be added.
> 
> In the past I've been asked if I could do a talk about these issues,
> and have had to honestly admit that I don't know enough to do so.  IMHO
> there enough demand for something like that.
> 
> It should really all be in one place.

Personally I think maneging ports is such an integral part of running
a FreeBSD system that it should be in the Handbook itself.  It should
perhaps be reorganized and if there is enough chapters simply make it
a separate part.

Moving it out in to an article will make it harder to find for average
users IMO.

Just my 0.01DKR.

-- 
Simon L. Nielsen