Bug 235980 - books/porters-handbook: mention wildcard architecture with architecture-neutral ports
Summary: books/porters-handbook: mention wildcard architecture with architecture-neutr...
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Documentation
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Books & Articles (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: --- Affects Some People
Assignee: Graham Perrin
URL:
Keywords: easy
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2019-02-24 01:52 UTC by Samy Mahmoudi
Modified: 2023-04-05 05:33 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Patch file generated with svn diff (810 bytes, patch)
2019-02-24 01:52 UTC, Samy Mahmoudi
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Description Samy Mahmoudi 2019-02-24 01:52:56 UTC
Created attachment 202308 [details]
Patch file generated with svn diff

Mention wildcare architecture with architecture-neutral ports so that newbies could quickly understand:
 
pkg-static: DEVELOPER_MODE: Notice: arch "FreeBSD:12:amd64" -- no architecture specific files found:
**** could this package use a wildcard architecture?
Comment 1 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2019-02-24 07:40:01 UTC
I have some pending changes in that area, so let me take this one.
Comment 2 Samy Mahmoudi 2019-02-24 12:37:34 UTC
(In reply to Mark Linimon from comment #1)

Thank you.
Comment 3 Samy Mahmoudi 2020-06-15 17:27:42 UTC
Well spotted, that typo!
Comment 4 Graham Perrin freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2023-04-02 16:41:28 UTC
D39390 to be reviewed, thanks. 

(Refrain from committing during the current slush.)
Comment 5 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2023-04-05 05:06:10 UTC
A commit in branch main references this bug:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=2e2bf5b9cfd4d3d46bf83c4cc3f804cacadc961f

commit 2e2bf5b9cfd4d3d46bf83c4cc3f804cacadc961f
Author:     Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2023-04-03 18:44:47 +0000
Commit:     Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2023-04-05 04:42:43 +0000

    Porter's Handbook: wildcard arch, arch-neutral

    Mention wildcard architecture with architecture-neutral ports.

    https://bugs.freebsd.org/235980

    PR:                      235980
    Reported by:             Samy Mahmoudi <samy.mahmoudi@gmail.com>
    Approved by:             arrowd
    Differential revision:   https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39390

 .../content/en/books/porters-handbook/porting-dads/_index.adoc          | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
Comment 6 Graham Perrin freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2023-04-05 05:33:25 UTC
Assigning to myself at fix time.