From f800405c46aaa157c3a0fe5d74a3b92befbdf5b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Weinberger Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 13:56:27 +0000 Subject: Add a short entry about FLAVORS --- UPDATING | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) (limited to 'UPDATING') diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index b2d05d59082b..fc578e8d1857 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -26,6 +26,25 @@ you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades. version 0.4.1 and earlier should consider recreating their dsbmd.conf from 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 -- cgit v1.2.3