On Mon, Apr 08, 2019 at 01:55:19PM -0400, Dan Langille wrote:
> re: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D19562
> 
> I understand the purpose of the blacklist is to restrict the use of certain 
> meta ports to end-users only.  That is, the meta-ports in question should not 
> be used as a depends in the FreeBSD ports tree.
> 
> For example, do not use lang/python as a depends. Let the user install that 
> install.
> 
> With my user hat on, who has a in-house meta-port which includes lang/python2 
> as a depends, because we want it, and list of other stuff installed.
> 
> We can't do that now. Our meta-port is broken and can no longer be used. Is 
> there another way? The list appears hardcoded and no way for the end user to 
> configure.

Well, that is not correct.  QA checks are only run when using poudriere
testport or bulk -t, or when DEVELOPER=yes.  So, while it is true that
such meta port will no longer pass testing, it will not impact a normal
poudriere bulk.

-- 
Mathieu Arnold

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