Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 23:12:32 +0200 From: Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Cc: "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net> Subject: Re: Ports with no pkg-plist files Message-ID: <200410162312.35392.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <20041016143203.7d20298a@dolphin.local.net> References: <20041016135618.00711a35@dolphin.local.net> <20041016141935.2d77ebea@dolphin.local.net> <20041016143203.7d20298a@dolphin.local.net>
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--nextPart2590598.gFYW7haRmy Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Saturday 16 October 2004 21:32, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: > Just as a footnote: I personally would prefer to keep the pkg-plist > files around. They greatly simplify the task of determining what files > are provided by an uninstalled port (I use a script I wrote that takes > advantage of these files for just this purpose, in fact). Seems like your script needs a rewrite then. pkg-plist isn't the canonical = way=20 to provide the packing list, it's just the most simple one. Some ports=20 require something less simple, for some even having a separate file is=20 overkill. =2D-=20 ,_, | Michael Nottebrock | lofi@freebsd.org (/^ ^\) | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve | http://www.freebsd.org \u/ | K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD | http://freebsd.kde.org --nextPart2590598.gFYW7haRmy Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.9.10 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBBcY7DXhc68WspdLARAvafAJ9jo673EnLR3QiQ/5T1WogAwqF5PACgngAS 8v/pzmOiGRHM0/El4/bD9Vo= =jSOV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2590598.gFYW7haRmy--
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