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| # To update the FreeBSD port: # |
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| 1.) prerequisites: |
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| md5 |
| sha256 (sysutils/freebsd-sha256) |
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| 2.) modify the port: |
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| portsnap fetch |
| portsnap update |
| cd /usr/ports/sysutils |
| cp -rp monit monit-new |
| perl -p -i -e 's/^PORTVERSION=.*/PORTVERSION= <new_version>' monit-new/Makefile |
| make -C monit-new makesum |
| diff -ruN monit monit-new > /tmp/monit.patch |
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| 3.) send the port upgrade (for example using 'send-pr -a' or http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html): |
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| if you are monit port maintainer: |
| synopsis: [maintainer update] sysutils/monit <new_version> |
| class: maintainer-update |
| category: ports |
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| otherwise: |
| synopsis: Update port: sysutils/monit <new_version> |
| class: change-request |
| category: ports |
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| you can include the diff as is to the PR provided it is <20KB |
