Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 09:50:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Simon Marlow <simonm@smarlow.com> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/30910: New port: lang/ghc5, rename lang/ghc to lang/ghc4 Message-ID: <200109291650.f8TGo2m87511@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/30910; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Simon Marlow <simonm@smarlow.com> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>, Simon Marlow <simon@smarlow.com> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/30910: New port: lang/ghc5, rename lang/ghc to lang/ghc4 Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 17:49:41 +0100 On Saturday 29 September 2001 3:34 pm, Peter Pentchev wrote: > On Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 02:55:56PM +0100, Simon Marlow wrote: > > >Number: 30910 > > >Category: ports > > >Synopsis: New port: lang/ghc5, rename lang/ghc to lang/ghc4 > > >Organization: > > >Environment: > > > > System: FreeBSD rachel.home 4.4-STABLE FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE #25: Sun Sep 23 > > 15:14:18 BST 2001 simonm@rachel.home:/usr/src/sys/compile/RACHEL i386 > > > > >Description: > > > > A port template for the latest version of GHC, 5.02, is in the shar > > file below. The existing port lang/ghc is for version 4.08.2, and > > several users have requested that we keep the old version around for a > > while. Hence I've named the new port lang/ghc5, and I'd like to > > request that the current lang/ghc be repo-copied and renamed to > > lang/ghc4. > > Would it not be better to just repo-copy lang/ghc to lang/ghc4, and then > update lang/ghc to version 5? This way, the ghc port itself would be v5, > and there would be an old version in lang/ghc4, which would eventually > be removed. I really don't mind - on the one hand it creates a problem if someone has lang/ghc installed already and wants to install the new version without trashing the old one, but on the other hand we'd be doomed to creating a new port when version 6 comes out. Well, like I said, I don't mind either way. There seem to be examples of both kinds of naming scheme in the ports tree already. I can send a diff from lang/ghc instead if you'd prefer. Cheers, Simon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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