---- Andreas Heil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi. I'll correct it as soon as possible. (This weekend)
>
> Andreas
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bill "distfiles" Fenner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 12:01 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: FreeBSD ports: 1 unfetchable distfile: games/nwnusers
> >
> > Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> >
> > You are listed as the FreeBSD port maintainer for 1 port
> > whose distfiles are not fetchable from their MASTER_SITES. Could
> > you please visit
> >
> > http://people.freebsd.org/~fenner/portsurvey/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > and correct the problems listed there? The individual port with
> > a problem is games/nwnusers.
> >
> > If you have already corrected the problems and submitted a
> > PR, please accept my thanks and apologies for the delay in getting
> > the fixes into the tree. This reminder is created automatically
> > and does not (yet) have a way to know if a PR fixing the problem
> > has been submitted. Please do *NOT* send your response to me
> > directly; I do not necessarily have time to commit your fix; please
> > instead submit a PR via 'send-pr' so it doesn't get lost.
> >
> > Problems are usually of two types:
> > 1. The software package has been upgraded and the version in the
> > port has been removed. The best solution to this problem is to
> > upgrade the port to the most current version of the software package.
> > If you are a FreeBSD committer, then you can just upgrade the port
> > directly. If not, you should create the updated port on your
> > own machine,
> > test it (and maybe even run "portlint" on it), and then use "send-pr"
> > to submit a "diff -uNr old-port updated-port". If you added
> > or deleted
> > any files, please make an explicit note of it.
> >
> > 2. The mirror site being used no longer contains the software package
> > in question, or no longer exists. Solutions include:
> > a) If there are other mirror sites, just remove the bad site
> > from the list. (Make sure that what appears to be a bad site
> > isn't actually a problem of type 1, upgrade)
> > b) If the README or other support files in the software
> > documentation mention where to get the software package,
> > use one of those sites.
> > c) Use a search engine to find another place to get the original
> > DISTFILES. Make sure that you don't pick a FreeBSD distfiles
> > mirror -- if you can't find any other places where the file
> > exists, it can be a LOCAL_PORT or you can simply comment out
> > the MASTER_SITES= line, with a comment explaining why.
> > Once you have a solution, use "send-pr" to submit a "diff -u" of the
> > Makefile.
> >
> > Note that this isn't an urgent issue, as people who try to
> > build the port now will just fall back to the FreeBSD
> > distfiles mirror.
> > Please just put it on your list to do and get to it when you
> > have time.
> > These messages will continue to arrive twice a month until the fix is
> > committed, as a reminder.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill "distfiles" Fenner.
> >
>
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