From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 21 09:05:36 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 E242A16A421; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:05:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from e0-a11.b1.lan.prg.vol.cz (e0-a11.b1.lan.prg.vol.cz [195.122.204.152]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9211F43D48; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:05:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pav.hide.vol.cz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by e0-a11.b1.lan.prg.vol.cz (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j8L95VMZ058776; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:05:31 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from pav@localhost) by pav.hide.vol.cz (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j8L95VMi058775; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:05:31 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) X-Authentication-Warning: pav.hide.vol.cz: pav set sender to pav@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Pav Lucistnik To: Lars Thegler In-Reply-To: <43311976.4070608@FreeBSD.org> References: <200509201420.j8KEKYa6066950@repoman.freebsd.org> <433100DE.2040901@FreeBSD.org> <43310DF2.8010100@FreeBSD.org> <43310F88.3040702@FreeBSD.org> <43311976.4070608@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-Xq+qPN8Hr7NZnULqHLga" Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:05:31 +0200 Message-Id: <1127293531.58280.18.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Doug Barton , Erwin Lansing , cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/converters/p5-String-Multibyte Makefile ports/converters/p5-Unicode-IMAPUtf7 Makefile ports/databases/p5-CDB_File-Generator Makefile ports/databases/p5-DBD-Excel Makefile ports/databases/p5-DBD-LDAP Makefile ports/databases/p5-DBIx-AnyDBD Makefile ... X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: pav@FreeBSD.org List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:05:37 -0000 --=-Xq+qPN8Hr7NZnULqHLga Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lars Thegler p=ED=B9e v st 21. 09. 2005 v 10:27 +0200: > Doug Barton wrote: > >>> In at least one case (the port above) the pkg-descr file was not=20 > >>> updated to > >>> reflect this change. Is this something that would be useful to do? > >> > >> I believe the 'signature' in pkg-descr has the same semantics as the=20 > >> 'Whom:' line in Makefile, indicating the initial creator of the port.=20 > >> As least that is how I read porters-handbook. > > > > I read "your name" in 3.2.1 as meaning "the name of the person who=20 > > maintains the port." The creator's name is memorialized in the comment=20 > > section of the Makefile, I don't see how duplicating that information i= n=20 > > pkg-descr would be useful. >=20 > I see you point; however, the exact same reasoning can also be applied=20 > to the maintainer name in the Makefile. >=20 > So in either case, it seems the 'signature' in pkg-descr is redundant.=20 > Either it reflects the creator's name, duplicating the comment section,=20 > or it reflects the maintainer, duplicating the MAINTAINER=3D line. >=20 > I wonder what the rationale for the 'recommendation' in 3.2.1 was? Anyone= ? I believe it just documented the common practice. I'm personally go with removing the recommendation. --=20 Pav Lucistnik A two-eyed cyclops would be a bicyclops. --=-Xq+qPN8Hr7NZnULqHLga Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBDMSJantdYP8FOsoIRAuq/AJ9iwvkEaQkMx0+O2QrRZLLBz43JgACeJIcl FWeziVtnOwk/hCze3LbjZOo= =mkta -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-Xq+qPN8Hr7NZnULqHLga--