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From: Tom Hukins <tom@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: docs/44396: Section 15.1 of the Porter's Handbook is no longer applicable
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The following reply was made to PR docs/44396; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tom Hukins <tom@FreeBSD.org>
To: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/44396: Section 15.1 of the Porter's Handbook is no longer applicable
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 21:59:20 +0100

 On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 01:40:07PM -0700, Adam Weinberger wrote:
 > 
 > If somebody is making a port complex enough that they cannot use the
 > INSTALL_PROGRAM macro, they will know enough to figure out how to strip
 > it themself.
 
 I agree.  I still think it's worth reminding people that it needs to
 be done, though.
 
 > The section could stay around, and just become a Don't... "Don't strip
 > unless you have to."
 
 That makes sense.
 
 > Is the porter's handbook part of the ports commit bit or the doc commit
 > bit?
 
 Technically it's part of the doc tree, although ports committers can
 better determine the accuracy of its content.  Maybe someone else has
 a more useful answer.
 
 Tom

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