From owner-freebsd-ports Sat Aug 31 16: 1:52 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF61137B400 for ; Sat, 31 Aug 2002 16:01:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts22.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.184]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AF7843E4A for ; Sat, 31 Aug 2002 16:01:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from t.vanderhoek@utoronto.ca) Received: from localhost.nowhere ([64.231.124.112]) by tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.19 201-253-122-122-119-20020516) with ESMTP id <20020831230142.QTBP5051.tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net@localhost.nowhere> for ; Sat, 31 Aug 2002 19:01:42 -0400 Received: from localhost.nowhere (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.nowhere (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g7VN1oRT074314 for ; Sat, 31 Aug 2002 19:01:50 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from tim@localhost.nowhere) Received: (from tim@localhost) by localhost.nowhere (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id g7VN1nve074313 for ports@FreeBSD.org; Sat, 31 Aug 2002 19:01:49 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 19:01:49 -0400 From: Tim Vanderhoek To: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/19868 - deleting catpages Message-ID: <20020831230149.GA41911@turquoise> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The PR ports/19868 is a PR for pkg_delete not deleting catpages. Once upon a time (say back on July 18, 2000) I had a patch to fix this PR. I think my patch may also have fixed a problem where NOMANCOMPRESS + MLINKS was slightly broken. Due to a combination of mine and asami's delinquincy, as well as the Internet Gremlins, the patch got eaten (several times) by cyberspace. Anyways, after perusing (*) several years of email, it seems there's been some debate as to whether the catpages should simply be deleted and removed from FreeBSD altogether. With that in mind: is it worthwhile for me to resurrect this patch from the graveyard and verify/test with a modern -STABLE ? (*) I recently discovered that some people are under the mistaken impression that "peruse" means "to read carefully". This is in fact only partially correct. It means to read leisurely. Obviously, if someone is reading leisurely, this can mean that they are either quickly scanning the material or that they are reading it closely. I will let the context of my usage suggest a specific meaning. -- If I could think of a two-line witty aphorism for you to remember me by, this would definitely be it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message