From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 22 22:13:13 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0518B106564A; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:13:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from johans@stack.nl) Received: from mx1.stack.nl (relay02.stack.nl [IPv6:2001:610:1108:5010::104]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB1668FC08; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:13:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mx1.stack.nl (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 97F4C35A851; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:13:11 +0200 (CEST) X-Spam-DCC: EATSERVER: scanner01.stack.nl 1166; Body=1 Fuz1=1 Fuz2=1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on scanner01.stack.nl X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, DNS_FROM_OPENWHOIS,NO_RELAYS autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Relay-Country: _RELAYCOUNTRY_ Received: from mud.stack.nl (mud.stack.nl [IPv6:2001:610:1108:5011:230:48ff:fe12:2794]) by mx1.stack.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCC8E35A83E; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:13:09 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mud.stack.nl (Postfix, from userid 801) id B151E1143D; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:13:09 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:13:09 +0200 From: Johan van Selst To: Anonymous Message-ID: <20100722221309.GA55136@mud.stack.nl> References: <4C42CFDA.3040409@comclark.com> <4C43B5C2.3070403@FreeBSD.org> <20100719142736.5631251f@gumby.homeunix.com> <86tynv424x.fsf@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="bg08WKrSYDhXBjb5" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <86tynv424x.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.19 (2009-01-14) Cc: RW , Doug Barton , freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [new port] usage of shar command X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:13:13 -0000 --bg08WKrSYDhXBjb5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Anonymous wrote: > >> Am I the only one that thinks it's odd that in 2010 we're still using > >> executable scripts to distribute text files? > > How would you do it differently? > $ diff -upNr /nonexistent mynewport I quite like this solution. It's a simple command, very similar to what's used to create a diff for port updates; the resulting text works in email; it is certainly no harder to read than a shar archive; and it not being an executable script that demands close inspection before execution is definately a plus. Ciao, Johan --bg08WKrSYDhXBjb5 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iF4EAREIAAYFAkxIwnUACgkQAEpMHW8nCPQ2ngEA3x0+kUiKdBXbZEG+YMygnSZW To4aFfCOSuXcxeNBxi0A/0DgRLh6S5akLEdRMZFdLn39o++o2wcMbk/o+1YFpFuV =/iaU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --bg08WKrSYDhXBjb5--