Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting/chapter.xml =================================================================== --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting/chapter.xml +++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting/chapter.xml @@ -332,6 +332,12 @@ right shape and the package is named appropriately. + + + Do not blindly follow the output of + portlint, it is a static lint tool, and it + will get things wrong. + @@ -357,22 +363,26 @@ is located, and then type: shar `find oneko` > oneko.shar - - - To submit oneko.shar, use the If using a ports tree that is a + Subversion checkout, it is also + possible to submit a &man.diff.1;. Make sure that all the files + have been svn add'ed. Then, generate the + diff with svn diff from the base of the ports + tree, so that it can be applied easily with svn + patch. For example, svn diff + games/oneko > oneko.diff. + + To submit oneko.shar or + oneko.diff, use the bug submit - form (category Ports Tree). + form. Use product Ports & Packages, + component Individual Port(s), and follow the + guidelines of the box with the green text on the right. Add a short description of the program to the Description field of the PR (perhaps a short version of COMMENT), and - do not forget to add oneko.shar as an + do not forget to add oneko.shar or + oneko.diff as an attachment. Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/upgrading/chapter.xml =================================================================== --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/upgrading/chapter.xml +++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/upgrading/chapter.xml @@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ Once again, please use &man.diff.1; and not &man.shar.1; to send updates to existing ports! This helps ports - committers understand exactly what is being changed. + committers understand exactly what is being changed. An update + submitted in a &man.shar.1; file will most likely end up being + ignored. Now that all of that is done, read about