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Date:      Wed, 26 May 2010 19:52:20 +0400
From:      Dmitry Marakasov <amdmi3@amdmi3.ru>
To:        Gabor PALI <pgj@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-ports@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/archivers/hs-zip-archive Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/devel/hs-binary Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/devel/hs-darcs/files patch-Setup.lhs patch-darcs.cabal ports/devel/hs-darcs Makefile distinfo pkg-d
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* Gabor PALI (pgj@FreeBSD.org) wrote:

> > For example, I happen to have checked out working copy of darcs repo for pushover (.sf.net)
> > game. [..] I'd imagine how confused I will be to not find devel/darcs port where it should be
> > along with other VCSs, without any prefixes.
> 
> Whoa, darcs is used for things others than Haskell :)  It is getting
> popular...  Nice!  By the way, why do not you issue a search on
> FreshPorts [1]?

What is a purpose of ports collection, if you need to go to a 3rd-party
website just to find an application you need? Actually, you can just do
make search, but that not the way to go.

> Anyways, users tends to agree with me so far.  (See ports@.)

It'd be interesting to see their arguments. And also to be sure there
are not only people developing in haskell, but also plain users of
those ports.

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