Workflows

I'd like to improve the way FreeBSD is developed and maintained. This wiki page is a scratch pad I use to take notes. I'll try to add more details in the future.

Examples of issues, which are the result of not having workflows:

• https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/335498
• https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports?view=rev&rev=472972
  • Solution: a request to check if the patches are still needed.
• Replace ${service}_user with ${service}_xxxuser in an rc script as ${service}_user has a special meaning in the rc framework
  • Solution: a check making sure that the service script is using this feature of the rc framework. The check should be possible to disable.
• https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=335073
• Manual page out of sync
• Periodic clean-up of the commercial vendors list

Examples of why we might want to be able to set up workflows for to-be-created features:

• The need for a manual page for a tool yet to be fully ported.

• Pre- or post-commit hooks:
  • Document: yes|no
  • Needs documenting: yes|no
  • Trigger, which checks if a manual page is changed if a source file is changed.
• Ports:
  • A new makefile variable: POINTS_TO= wiki.freebsd.org/Ports/category/portname

• The release engineering team has a list of undocumented features before a release