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Date:      Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:12:24 -0800
From:      Doug Barton <DougB@dougbarton.net>
To:        Clement Laforet <clement@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        ports-committers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/libvanessa_adt Makefile pkg-plist    ports/devel/libvanessa_adt/files patch-ltmain.sh
Message-ID:  <40608C18.60103@dougbarton.net>
In-Reply-To: <200403231608.i2NG8XmM046696@repoman.freebsd.org>
References:  <200403231608.i2NG8XmM046696@repoman.freebsd.org>

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Clement Laforet wrote:

> clement     2004/03/23 08:08:33 PST
> 
>   FreeBSD ports repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     devel/libvanessa_adt Makefile pkg-plist 
>   Added files:
>     devel/libvanessa_adt/files patch-ltmain.sh 
>   Log:
>   - kill .la files
>   - bump PORTREVISION
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.14      +2 -1      ports/devel/libvanessa_adt/Makefile
>   1.1       +13 -0     ports/devel/libvanessa_adt/files/patch-ltmain.sh (new)
>   1.4       +0 -1      ports/devel/libvanessa_adt/pkg-plist
> 
> http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/devel/libvanessa_adt/Makefile.diff?&r1=1.13&r2=1.14&f=h
> http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/devel/libvanessa_adt/files/patch-ltmain.sh
> http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/devel/libvanessa_adt/pkg-plist.diff?&r1=1.3&r2=1.4&f=h
> 

I object to both of the stated purposes for this commit. First, it's
been discussed to death that 1. .la files sometimes serve a useful
purpose, and 2. deleting them does not serve a useful purpose. Second,
if a user has the port installed already, a bumped PORTREVISION would
suggest to them that there is some benefit in deleting the existing port
and reinstalling. Here that is clearly not the case.

I suggest that you avoid all such commits in the future.

If you want to discuss this, please follow up to -ports@.

Thanks,

Doug



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