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@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades. the new dsbmd.conf.sample. 20171130: + AFFECTS: all ports users + AUTHOR: adamw@FreeBSD.org + + The ports tree has gained "flavors," which are a way to produce multiple + variations of a port. Some intended examples of this are language + modules being produced for multiple language versions, and lite/nox11 packages, + without needing separate ports for each variation. Python ports have already + been flavored (see the below entry). Flavor support must be added to + individual ports. + + Flavors are already supported by make, pkg, poudriere, and synth; see the + manpages for those tools for usage instructions. Portmaster and portupgrade + don't support flavors yet, but community work on those tools is in progress. + + Some bumps and breakages are inevitable for a major change such as this. + Please report breakages and monitor the ports@ list for solutions as they + become available. + +20171130: AFFECTS: */py* AUTHOR: mat@FreeBSD.org |