From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 21 09:26:25 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 86A3916A41F for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:26:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from barner@gmx.de) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EBBA243D45 for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:26:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from barner@gmx.de) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 21 Sep 2005 09:26:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (EHLO zi025.glhnet.mhn.de) [129.187.19.157] by mail.gmx.net (mp031) with SMTP; 21 Sep 2005 11:26:21 +0200 X-Authenticated: #147403 Received: by zi025.glhnet.mhn.de (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 3735CC133; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:28:59 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:28:58 +0200 From: Simon Barner To: Lars Thegler Message-ID: <20050921092858.GA19214@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> References: <200509201420.j8KEKYa6066950@repoman.freebsd.org> <433100DE.2040901@FreeBSD.org> <43310DF2.8010100@FreeBSD.org> <43310F88.3040702@FreeBSD.org> <43311976.4070608@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="KdquIMZPjGJQvRdI" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43311976.4070608@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Doug Barton , Erwin Lansing , cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Deprecating the signature at the end of pkg-descr (was: Re: cvs commit...) 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, 21 Sep 2005 09:26:25 -0000 --KdquIMZPjGJQvRdI Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="L6iaP+gRLNZHKoI4" Content-Disposition: inline --L6iaP+gRLNZHKoI4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lars Thegler wrote: > 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. Section 5.5 says that the signature in pkg-descr is intended to keep the port creators real name, but that could be put into the comment section at the beginning of the Makefile (and in fact, that is what many/most people do). But I wonder where a somebody who agrees to take over maintainershipf of a new port could put his realname? >=20 > I wonder what the rationale for the 'recommendation' in 3.2.1 was? Anyone? I don't know, but I'd suggest getting rid of the signature all together, before starting a huge bikeshed. My suggestion is to update the porters' handbook in order to document the new policy, and send a small heads-up to freebsd-ports (patch attached). I certainly don't propose to change all existing ports at once because is would be an unnecessary repo churn, but perhaps after a maintainer chang= e, as Pav suggested. My EUR 0.02, Simon --L6iaP+gRLNZHKoI4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="porters-handbook.deprecate-signature.diff" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.614 diff -u -r1.614 book.sgml --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml 16 Sep 2005 16:13:33 -= 0000 1.614 +++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml 21 Sep 2005 09:27:10 -= 0000 @@ -165,18 +165,19 @@ correctly. =20 - It is recommended that you sign your name at the end of this - file, as in: + + While previoulsly recommended, adding a signature at the end + of the pkg-descr is + deprecated. This is illustrated in the + following example: + =20 This is a port of oneko, in which a cat chases a poor m= ouse all over the screen. : (etc.) =20 -WWW: http://www.oneko.org/ - -- Satoshi -asami@cs.berkeley.edu +WWW: http://www.oneko.org/ =20 @@ -3006,8 +3007,7 @@ The format used should be user@hostname.domain. Please do not include any descriptive text such as your real name in this entry—that merely confuses - bsd.port.mk. Instead, put that information - into your pkg-descr. + bsd.port.mk. =20 For a detailed description of the responsibilities of maintainers, refer to the MAINTAINER on --L6iaP+gRLNZHKoI4-- --KdquIMZPjGJQvRdI Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDMSfaCkn+/eutqCoRAgPmAJ9H2FIAoKDi0h3Hy0zk7ECpuILp5QCfawDn /UbMQ0Ah9rLuUTE87q3ie/Y= =iniP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --KdquIMZPjGJQvRdI--