Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:21:00 -0400 From: Greg Larkin <glarkin@FreeBSD.org> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@freebsd.org, Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org>, cvs-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/security Makefile ports/security/py-htpasswd Makefile distinfo pkg-descr Message-ID: <4EA0587C.6080703@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20111020164208.GA55813@FreeBSD.org> References: <201110201222.p9KCM3ed032529@repoman.freebsd.org> <20111020161141.GA52260@FreeBSD.org> <CAF6rxgn6JE_thM177aC=kf61kvDAicYapyWZDHFqxfLiS-rvkQ@mail.gmail.com> <20111020164208.GA55813@FreeBSD.org>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/20/11 12:42 PM, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 12:27:13PM -0400, Eitan Adler wrote: >> 2011/10/20 Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>: >>> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 12:22:03PM +0000, Eitan Adler wrote: >>>> eadler 2011-10-20 12:22:03 UTC >>>> >>>> Modified files: >>>> security Makefile >>>> Added files: >>>> security/py-htpasswd Makefile distinfo pkg-descr >>>> Log: >>>> Replacement for htpasswd. >>>> >>>> This port will install htpasswd.py that can be found in trac contrib >>>> directory. >>> >>> Yet again, :-) I have to reiterate that for *utilities* (contrary to >>> modules, extensions, and plugins) language prefix is redundant and should >>> not be part of the port directory and package name, especially since there >>> is no `security/htpasswd' port to conflict with. >> >> This is a replacement for the "real" htpasswd and specifically did not >> want to use htpasswd as a port name. Furthermore this script is installed >> as htpasswd.py and not htpasswd. If you have a better suggestion I'll >> take it. > > I did not say anything about the script name; I understand perfectly that > .py suffix here allows it to coexist peacefully with whatever htpasswd might > be installed by users' favorite web server. > > Moreover, this little utility might be a bit special since its pythonic > nature probably should be reitereated for good reasons. However, given > that many ports that do not warrant this naming are being committed in a > similar fashion, my primary concern was to raise the point that such > decisions should be carefully thought out and backed up by sufficient > reasoning. > > ./danfe Quick question here - www/trac already installs htpasswd.py into its EXAMPLESDIR, so is this port necessary? Of course, examples are optional, but if someone wanted htpasswd.py, couldn't they just reinstall www/trac if the script isn't already present? Regards, Greg - -- Greg Larkin http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - The Power To Serve http://www.sourcehosting.net/ - Ready. Set. Code. http://twitter.com/cpucycle/ - Follow you, follow me -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk6gWHwACgkQ0sRouByUApAsXgCdHemdwCOnqhAhTtRk5K1FRagE qJUAn1k5a/Lq2kKDK0myfD7qJtfvu8VU =GXkd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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