From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 28 18:59:22 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99AAE16A41F; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:59:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mnag@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail.grupos.com.br (mail.grupos.com.br [200.203.183.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E608F43D48; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:59:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mnag@FreeBSD.org) Received: from corp.grupos.com.br (unknown [150.162.166.55]) by mail.grupos.com.br (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08E2D11E2F7; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:59:17 -0300 (BRT) Received: from [150.162.166.51] (unknown [150.162.166.51]) by corp.grupos.com.br (Postfix) with ESMTP id E11CF553B; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:59:16 -0300 (BRT) Message-ID: <433AE804.3020300@FreeBSD.org> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:59:16 -0300 From: Marcus Alves Grando User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (X11/20050927) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ports-committers@FreeBSD.org References: <200509281637.j8SGbaeh029958@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050928184318.GA66358@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20050928184318.GA66358@FreeBSD.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.92.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/archivers Makefile ports/archivers/deb2targz Makefile distinfo pkg-descr X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:59:22 -0000 Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 04:37:35PM +0000, Marcus Alves Grando wrote: > >>mnag 2005-09-28 16:37:35 UTC >> >> FreeBSD ports repository >> >> Modified files: >> archivers Makefile >> Added files: >> archivers/deb2targz Makefile distinfo pkg-descr >> Log: >> New port >> >> deb2targz is a very small perl script for converting Debian Linux .deb packages >> to a .tar.gz. deb2targz does not need any external programs like 'ar' or 'tar'. > > > I really think that it's about time for us to augment the meaning of > "converters" category (right now it only says about character code > conversions). There lots of software in ports already that are best > described by being a _converter_, and IMHO lots of our users would start > looking for one exactly in this category, and would probably get frustrated > to find out it's not there. I think converters are only to character converters and i think that users use "make search", because it's more easy. Regards -- Marcus Alves Grando Grupos Internet S/A marcus(at)corp.grupos.com.br mnag(at)FreeBSD.org