Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:21:12 -0400 From: Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: INDEX build failed Message-ID: <40C5B5F6-F37B-11D7-A7E8-003065ABFD92@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <1064894027.45333.10.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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On Monday, September 29, 2003, at 11:53 PM, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >>> Did someone add a port called 'clean' or something? >> >> *looking suspiciously at edwin* > > Good look :-). > > [ 16:23 edwin ] Original commit > clean 3.2 sysutils > New port: sysutils/clean; automatically remove unwanted files > > New port: clean searches through the filesystem for > "temporary > files" left behind by editors and the like which can be > deleted. The pattern of regular expressions is > controllable > via a ~/.cleanrc. > > PR: ports/52881 > Submitted by: Chuck Swiger <chuck@pkix.net> /usr/ports/devel/patch doesn't seem to conflict with the existence of a "make patch" target; I don't believe that the ports system should forbid a port named "clean", or "install", if /usr/bin/install was a port rather than part of the base system. Regardless of my opinion, however, I do apologize for any inconvenience that may have resulted. At the time I submitted the port, I asked about the name on this list and received no feedback or objections since June. Should the port be renamed? -- -Chuck
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