weechat @0.4.3 - subports

[harciga]

This patch provides two subports for weechat, weechat-devel which sits at version git-20140608 and weechat-git which retrives the latest commit from the official git repo https://github.com/weechat/weechat.git

It also moves the -DCA_FILE argument to the tls variant, as well as the certsync run dependency

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Could the weechat-devel subport use the github portgroup, and fetch from a distfile instead of getting the files from the git repository? If so, that would be preferable. Consult the comments in the github portgroup file for more information.

I do not think we would want to add a weechat-git subport. We want ports to build reproducibly -- the same every time; the weechat-git subport's purpose seems to be to circumvent that by letting it use whatever version happens to be current at the time the install command is run.

[harciga]

The Portfile now makes use of the github portgroup.

I'm aware there are no ports that build from the current VCS state, I've written a warning in pre-configure with ui_msg for that purpose. I'd like to support the -git subport because some people in #weechat requested it and unless I actively look after commit privileges it seems that even the -devel subport can't be handled in a timely fashion, as it usually takes over a week to get a ticket closed.

Perhaps I misunderstood your subtle

I do not think we would want to add a weechat-git subport.

If that's the case let me know so I'll remove it from the Portfile.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to starkhalo@…:

I'm aware there are no ports that build from the current VCS state, I've written a warning in pre-configure with ui_msg for that purpose. I'd like to support the -git subport because some people in #weechat requested it and unless I actively look after commit privileges it seems that even the -devel subport can't be handled in a timely fashion, as it usually takes over a week to get a ticket closed.

Since this question comes up from time to time, I've now written up our position on this matter in our wiki.

[harciga]

Replying to ryandesign@…: Thanks for the clarification Ryan. I have attached the updated Portfile with the appropriate changes.

Replying to starkhalo@…:

I'm aware there are no ports that build from the current VCS state, I've written a warning in pre-configure with ui_msg for that purpose. I'd like to support the -git subport because some people in #weechat requested it and unless I actively look after commit privileges it seems that even the -devel subport can't be handled in a timely fashion, as it usually takes over a week to get a ticket closed.

Since this question comes up from time to time, I've now written up our position on this matter in our wiki.

[harciga]

This ticket has been superseded by Ticket #44672. Please disregard.