> This seems to be a side effect of how pkg_add creates
> directories and users in general, however I do think it
> should be fixed tbh
Is there anything we can do to fix this in the Syncthing port?
BTW, I've fixed an obsolete section in pkg/README. It was still referencing
a default folder 'Sync', which Syncthing no longer creates
for new configurations. Here's the diff.
Index: Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/ports/net/syncthing/Makefile,v
diff -u -p -r1.73 Makefile
--- Makefile 22 Jul 2025 20:20:25 -0000 1.73
+++ Makefile 28 Dec 2025 19:26:41 -0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
COMMENT = open decentralized synchronization utility
-V = 1.30.0
+V = 2.0.12
DISTNAME = syncthing-${V}
DISTFILES = syncthing-source-v${V}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ WRKDIST = ${WRKDIR}/syncthing
WRKSRC = ${WRKDIR}/go/src/github.com/syncthing/syncthing
MODULES = lang/go
-MODGO_TYPE = bin
# Syncthing contains a lot of stuff that end users wouldn't be interested in,
# so we package only these binaries.
Index: distinfo
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/ports/net/syncthing/distinfo,v
diff -u -p -r1.50 distinfo
--- distinfo 4 Jul 2025 19:19:39 -0000 1.50
+++ distinfo 28 Dec 2025 19:26:41 -0000
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (syncthing-source-v1.30.0.tar.gz) =
7xvnHGZ1PAQhKrHJxUjmeNRoutmNxUYeg1QKTvXC/Lo=
-SIZE (syncthing-source-v1.30.0.tar.gz) = 16142834
+SHA256 (syncthing-source-v2.0.12.tar.gz) =
VgBK5tl0qjh8PGpzTrmKr9XWFZ/GV6H0xhjgsYFPra4=
+SIZE (syncthing-source-v2.0.12.tar.gz) = 62613260
Index: patches/patch-build_go
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/ports/net/syncthing/patches/patch-build_go,v
diff -u -p -r1.24 patch-build_go
--- patches/patch-build_go 4 Jun 2025 20:07:43 -0000 1.24
+++ patches/patch-build_go 28 Dec 2025 19:26:41 -0000
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Print build commands
Index: build.go
--- build.go.orig
+++ build.go
-@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ func appendParameters(args []string, tags []string, pk
+@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ func appendParameters(args []string, tags []string, pk
if !debugBinary {
// Regular binaries get version tagged and skip some debug
symbols
Index: patches/patch-cmd_syncthing_main_go
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/ports/net/syncthing/patches/patch-cmd_syncthing_main_go,v
diff -u -p -r1.3 patch-cmd_syncthing_main_go
--- patches/patch-cmd_syncthing_main_go 15 Jun 2025 16:42:21 -0000 1.3
+++ patches/patch-cmd_syncthing_main_go 28 Dec 2025 19:26:41 -0000
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use unveil(2) to limit execution to
Index: cmd/syncthing/main.go
--- cmd/syncthing/main.go.orig
+++ cmd/syncthing/main.go
-@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
- "syscall"
+@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import (
+ "text/tabwriter"
"time"
+ "golang.org/x/sys/unix"
@@ -14,23 +14,28 @@ Index: cmd/syncthing/main.go
"github.com/alecthomas/kong"
"github.com/gofrs/flock"
"github.com/thejerf/suture/v4"
-@@ -206,6 +208,19 @@ func defaultVars() kong.Vars {
- }
-
+@@ -213,6 +215,24 @@ func defaultVars() kong.Vars {
func main() {
+ // Create a parser with an overridden help function to print our extra
+ // help info.
++
+ if err := unix.Unveil("/", "rwc"); err != nil {
+ panic(err)
+ }
++
+ if err := unix.Unveil("/usr/local/bin/syncthing", "rx"); err != nil {
+ panic(err)
+ }
++
+ if err := unix.Unveil("/usr/local/bin/xdg-open", "rx"); err != nil {
+ panic(err)
+ }
++
+ if err := unix.UnveilBlock(); err != nil {
+ panic(err)
+ }
+
- // First some massaging of the raw command line to fit the new model.
- // Basically this means adding the default command at the front, and
- // converting -options to --options.
++
+ var entrypoint CLI
+ parser, err := kong.New(
+ &entrypoint,
Index: patches/patch-internal_db_interface_go
===================================================================
RCS file: patches/patch-internal_db_interface_go
diff -N patches/patch-internal_db_interface_go
--- /dev/null 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ patches/patch-internal_db_interface_go 28 Dec 2025 19:26:41 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Remove canonical import path that prevents successful build.
+
+This has been fixed upstream [1] and, when released, will
+make this patch obsolete.
+
+[1]
https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/commit/1843cac6d9cb1e3c8b7dd96e5ec4fcb28f554275
+
+
+Index: internal/db/interface.go
+--- internal/db/interface.go.orig
++++ internal/db/interface.go
+@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
+ // License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ // You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+-package db // import "github.com/syncthing/syncthing/internal/db/sqlite"
++package db
+
+ import (
+ "iter"
Index: patches/patch-lib_build_build_go
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/ports/net/syncthing/patches/patch-lib_build_build_go,v
diff -u -p -r1.4 patch-lib_build_build_go
--- patches/patch-lib_build_build_go 28 Nov 2024 11:47:47 -0000 1.4
+++ patches/patch-lib_build_build_go 28 Dec 2025 19:26:41 -0000
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Disable phone-home calls / anonymous usa
Index: lib/build/build.go
--- lib/build/build.go.orig
+++ lib/build/build.go
-@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func setBuildData() {
+@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func setBuildData() {
exp := regexp.MustCompile(`^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-[a-z]+[\d\.]+)?$`)
IsRelease = exp.MatchString(Version)
Index: pkg/README
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/ports/net/syncthing/pkg/README,v
diff -u -p -r1.8 README
--- pkg/README 16 Feb 2024 15:09:13 -0000 1.8
+++ pkg/README 28 Dec 2025 19:26:41 -0000
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Starting via RC script
Syncthing can be started via the included RC script, thus running
Syncthing as a system service. This is fine for single user
-configurations. Under this mode of operation, Syncthing will run as the
-_syncthing user and store the default 'Sync' folder under
+configurations. Under this mode of operation, Syncthing runs as the
+_syncthing user, and the default location for folders is
${LOCALSTATEDIR}/syncthing.
Starting Manually
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Starting Manually
The other way is to simply invoke ${TRUEPREFIX}/bin/syncthing manually.
This is a better choice for situations where several users all want to
run their own instances of Syncthing. Under this mode, the default
-'Sync' folder will be stored in the user's home directory. Users will
+location for folders is the user's home directory. Users will
have to configure Syncthing to listen on different TCP ports for this
method to work.
Index: pkg/syncthing.rc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/ports/net/syncthing/pkg/syncthing.rc,v
diff -u -p -r1.6 syncthing.rc
--- pkg/syncthing.rc 11 Mar 2022 19:47:38 -0000 1.6
+++ pkg/syncthing.rc 28 Dec 2025 19:26:41 -0000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#!/bin/ksh
daemon="${TRUEPREFIX}/bin/syncthing"
-daemon_flags="-no-browser"
+daemon_flags="--no-browser"
daemon_user="_syncthing"
. /etc/rc.d/rc.subr
On Sunday, December 28th, 2025 at 16:19, Lydia Sobot <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>
>
>
> >1. Although `make install` succeeds, I get this warning:
>
> > useradd: Warning: home directory `/var/syncthing` doesn't exist, and -m was
> > not specified
> >
> > But then you look at `/var/syncthing` and it's already there — it was
> > created.
>
> This seems to be a side effect of how pkg_add creates directories and
> users in general, however I do think it should be fixed tbh
