Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 15:05:19 -0600 From: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>, <asami@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: multi-level categories Message-ID: <00021415283600.07461@nomad.dataplex.net> In-Reply-To: <20000214115757.B75380@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <vqc4scoddtw.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> <vqcitzshzr9.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> <20000214115757.B75380@dragon.nuxi.com>
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, David O'Brien wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 01:58:18AM -0800, Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami wrote:
> > editors/emacs/Makefile
> > .../patches/patch-aa
> > .../patches/patch-ab
> > .../patches/patch-ac
> > .../patches/patch-ad
> > .../pkgCOMMENT \
> > .../pkgDESCR \ these stuff moved
> > .../pkgPLIST / from ${PKGDIR}
> > .../pkgREQ /
>
> I would prefer pkg_COMMENT or pkg.COMMENT to make things easier to read.
How about simply COMMENT ?
I fail to see a namespace conflict within the port's directory.
The other extreme would be COMMENT.zsh-3.4 or some equivalent syntax which
creates a globally unique name.
Although I can see some benefits to globally unique names, I think the value is
too low. If a script needs to extract then into a flat directory, it can rename
them on the way.
> > I don't want to move patches out to the main directory, some ports
> > have an enormous number of patches and the toplevel will look too
> > cluttered. I am ambivalent about moving patches into files. Since
>
> I disagree. Can you give an example of a port with so many patches that
> things get too cluttered?
What is the motivation to treat scripts and patches differently?
crypto/stealth/
.../Makefile
.../COMMENTS
.../CHECKSUMS
...
.../patch-aa
.../patch-ab
.../script-preload
.../script-register-with-authorities
.../script-confiscate-munitions
...
I think they would still fit on one page.
--
Richard Wackerbarth
rkw@Dataplex.NET
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