Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 18:00:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "David E. O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>, <cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org>, <cvs-all@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/Tools/scripts patchtool.py Message-ID: <20020418175817.K8772-100000@zoot.corp.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20020418192829.GA25519@madman.nectar.cc>
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On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Jacques A. Vidrine wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2002 at 11:50:59AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> > On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Jacques A. Vidrine wrote:
> >
> > > IMHO there was value in doing it in one consistent, mostly unambiguous
> > > fashion, even if it wasn't `perfect'. `_' isn't perfect either, IMHO,
> > > and I'd rather not change just because it is someone's pet peeve.
> >
> > One could argue that the :: convention came after some of us had
> > already started using _, but without making so much noise about it.
>
> One could, but I don't think that's the point.
But, but... it was YOUR point just a second ago. :)
> OTOH, that leaves over 88% of the port patch files still using the old
> convention or not including directory names.
I snipped the rest of your stats, because I think this is the
telling item. It's not to late to fix something that looks like it might
be broken.
> We had this same thread some time ago, and we picked a convention and
> stuck with it
Pardon me for missing that discussion, but sometimes things need
to change because operational issues (which always reach a wider audience)
highlight problems that weren't apparent from theoretical discussions.
It's part of life in our world.
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