Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:40:09 +0100 From: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> To: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ohauer@FreeBSD.org, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Ports Management Team <portmgr@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/multimedia/acidrip Makefile ports/math/algotutor Makefile ports/sysutils/apt Makefile ports/graphics/asciio Makefile ports/devel/autodia Makefile ports/www/awffull Makefile ports/devel/bazaar Makefile ports/www/bigbluebutton Mak Message-ID: <4F1D1CE9.4060401@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAF6rxgnNy%2B_6FX0e0byGdUX-yQOsHufB%2B41G-UF4dwebh6kccQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAF6rxg=Wnh90=Nr0iuaz_HjWfenavuq1FqAHJ6Q3KpQs4sUrHA@mail.gmail.com> <4F1C897E.1050805@FreeBSD.org> <CAF6rxgnNy%2B_6FX0e0byGdUX-yQOsHufB%2B41G-UF4dwebh6kccQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2012/01/23 00:35, Eitan Adler wrote: > On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Olli Hauer<ohauer@freebsd.org> wrote: >> Hm, if I read the diffs Eitan has changed from `=' to `:=' so I think you mean >> Why should we stop using `='? > > A few people on portmgr expressed their preferences that we stop using > both = and := and instead duplicate contents of the variables. Instead > of continuing to guess their reasoning I'll let someone with a hat > reply :) I was expressing my personal preference. No one with the hat is going to force everyone to use one of several equivalently technically correct solutions. Both := and explicit listing are equally fine. -- Pav Lucistnik <pav@oook.cz> <pav@FreeBSD.org>
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