USE_GITHUB provides consistent mirrors and distfile naming. However, in libevent case some files generated by autotools are not present or vice versa. Also, package downloads are deprecated: https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/downloads/ $ diff -r libevent-* Only in libevent-libevent-975498d: .gitignore Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable: Makefile.in Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable: aclocal.m4 Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable: compile Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable: config.guess Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable: config.h.in Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable: config.sub Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable: configure Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable: depcomp Only in libevent-libevent-975498d: evdns.3 Only in libevent-libevent-975498d: event.3 Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable/include: Makefile.in Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable: install-sh Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable: ltmain.sh Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable/m4: libtool.m4 Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable/m4: ltoptions.m4 Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable/m4: ltsugar.m4 Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable/m4: ltversion.m4 Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable/m4: lt~obsolete.m4 Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable: missing Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable/sample: Makefile.in Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable/test: Makefile.in Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable/test: regress.gen.c Only in libevent-2.0.21-stable/test: regress.gen.h Only in libevent-libevent-975498d/test: test-ratelim.sh Only in libevent-libevent-975498d/test: tinytest_demo.c
Hi, Due to an issue with the backend FreeBSD Bugzilla database, your original PR and any updates to it since have been lost. I've recreated the original PR as best as I can, however any attachments and updates you submitted to the PR have been lost. Please could you resubmit them? Thanks, and apologies.
Landed together with bug 196640 as ports r376665.