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author | Isabell Long <issyl0@FreeBSD.org> | 2012-07-14 16:32:27 +0000 |
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committer | Isabell Long <issyl0@FreeBSD.org> | 2012-07-14 16:32:27 +0000 |
commit | f1b93ef40064de7ae8c8f58b432234d69c6b98ed (patch) | |
tree | 5286950c7caf715988394bd1504f2d8e81b0c343 /en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml | |
parent | 6431f8804cf7db8e4b6c51a564b3ea3133456d30 (diff) | |
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Add more information to the section of the porter's handbook about the
MOVED file.
Submitted by: issyl0 (as part of Google Code-In 2011)
Reviewed by: gavin, gjb
Approved by: gabor (mentor)
Notes
Notes:
svn path=/head/; revision=39204
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diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml index 94a316f7a5..8c1adae05d 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml @@ -10419,12 +10419,24 @@ as .putsy.conf and edit it.</programlisting> instructions, please make sure to get the shell escaping right.</para> - <para>If your port is deleted or renamed, you should add an - entry to <filename>/usr/ports/MOVED</filename>. Entries in - this file use the following format:</para> + <para>The <filename>/usr/ports/MOVED</filename> file is used to + list moved or removed ports. Each line in the file is made + up of the name of the port, where the port was moved to, when, + and why. If the port was removed, the section detailing where + it was moved to can be left blank. Each section must be + separated by the <literal>|</literal> (pipe) character, like + so:</para> <programlisting>old name|new name (blank for deleted)|date of move|reason</programlisting> + <para>The date should be entered in the form <literal>YYYY- + MM-DD</literal>. New entries should be added to the end + of the file to keep it in chronological order.</para> + + <para>If a port was removed but has since been restored, + delete the line in this file that states that it was + removed.</para> + <para>The changes can be validated with <command>Tools/scripts/MOVEDlint.awk</command>.</para> </sect1> |