https://redmine.pfsense.org/https://redmine.pfsense.org/favicon.ico?16780521162022-02-07T03:16:53ZpfSense bugtrackerpfSense Plus - Bug #12759: Proprietary packages link to non-existant or non-public github pageshttps://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/12759?journal_id=587352022-02-07T03:16:53ZViktor Gurov
<ul><li><strong>Category</strong> changed from <i>Web Interface</i> to <i>Package System</i></li></ul><p>See also <a class="issue tracker-1 status-1 priority-10 priority-lowest" title="Bug: package description wrong link https://www.freshports.org/security/openvpn-client-export (New)" href="https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9755">#9755</a></p> pfSense Plus - Bug #12759: Proprietary packages link to non-existant or non-public github pageshttps://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/12759?journal_id=588032022-02-09T10:19:43ZKris Phillips
<ul></ul><p>Viktor Gurov wrote in <a href="#note-1">#note-1</a>:</p>
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<p>See also <a class="issue tracker-1 status-1 priority-10 priority-lowest" title="Bug: package description wrong link https://www.freshports.org/security/openvpn-client-export (New)" href="https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9755">#9755</a></p>
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<p>I understand Jim's comments on that redmine, but it seems since we're putting more and more proprietary packages into the package manager, we probably should think about this more seriously. We should just add a field that hides the link if there is a flag to do so in the package.</p> pfSense Plus - Bug #12759: Proprietary packages link to non-existant or non-public github pageshttps://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/12759?journal_id=588042022-02-09T10:43:17ZJim Pingle
<ul></ul><p>The other issue isn't really related. They are two distinct problems that wouldn't have a common solution.</p>
<p>This one could be solved by adding a feature to the package system which allows a package to override a value for its changeloglink so it can point to some other URL that isn't on github, or optionally disable the link in some way.</p>
<p>Some packages would be better served by having the version number link to a forum thread or category, others may want to link to a page in the docs. Letting each package override it would let us define custom URLs for internal packages as needed, or disable them if we don't have any public-facing page with that sort of information.</p>