- Update $PKGREQ to depend explicitly on Python >= 2.1.3, and not just >= 2.1
- Document required value of $MAIL_GID for Exim4.
- Substantial rewrite of $PKGINSTALL:
- Simplified layout.
- More extensive error checking.
- More expressive and user-friendly output.
- Substantial rewrite of $PKGDEINSTALL:
- Simplified layout.
- More expressive and user-friendly output.
- Delete %%MAILMANDIR%%/data/last_mailman_version in DEINSTALL, and restore
it in POST-DEINSTALL if the entire Mailman installation has not been
removed. This file is required by Mailman's update script (run as part
of the installation procedure) to update active mailing lists.
- Delete the errorlog if it is the only existing logfile. This will
finally allow the mailman port/package to be completely and cleanly
deinstalled when there are no active lists or updated configuration.
- Bump $PORTREVISION, with apologies to those tracking the port.
It should now finally be possible to update a Mailman installation with
active mailing lists simply by deinstalling the port/package, and
reinstalling a later version (or by using portupgrade(1)). There are still
no guarantees, though, and a backup is thorouhly recommended.
- Add a (non-standard) $PKGOPTS file (currently $FILESDIR/pkg-opts) to
document the user configurable build time variables supported by the port.
Add a target "options" to Makefile to display build time options in a human
readable format. Remove reams of comments from Makefile - superseded by
$PKGOPTS.
- Clean up the killing of running qrunner processes in $PKGDEINSTALL.
- Bump the $PORTREVISION. (Yes, again.)
Mailman is software to help manage email discussion lists, much like Majordomo
and Smartmail. Unlike most similar products, Mailman gives each mailing list a
web page, and allows users to subscribe, unsubscribe, etc. over the web. Even
the list manager can administer his or her list entirely from the web. Mailman
also integrates most things people want to do with mailing lists, including
archiving, mail-to-news gateways, integrated bounce handling, spam prevention,
email-based admin commands, direct SMTP delivery (with fast bulk mailing),
support for virtual domains, and more.
PR: 19400
Submitted by: Nick Hibma <n_hibma@calcaphon.com>
