OpenBSD Minor Port Update Checklist

openbsd_minor_port_update_checklist.md

OpenBSD Minor Port Update Checklist 🐡

To start:

• Must bump version -- add REVISION=0 if upstream version hasn't changed
• Point Makefile at new version
• Run make makesum to generate new checksums
• Run make patch

Check for these tweaks:

• Use https for homepage and master site
• TEST_TARGET and MAKE_FLAGS are not needed anymore
• Super simple ports (scripts, etc) can use PKG_ARCH=*

Before emailing patch try the following and if it works, add the status of each of these to the email:

• Run tests (make test)
• Try to update plist (make update-plist)
• Check for consumers (maybe with showvictims.py: https://github.com/danieljakots/obsd-ports-tools)
• Create diff (cvs diff > ~/myupdate.diff)

thanks for your work! please keep it coming :)
I like to use danj's update guide when I forget some of the steps and want a more simple workflow: https://chown.me/blog/how-to-update-an-openbsd-port.html
-pamela@

@pmosetc -- oooh, that's a fantastic blog post. Thanks for sharing!