Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 13:12:52 +0200 From: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@panke.de.freebsd.org> To: Andrew Perry <andrew@python.shoal.net.au>, Wolfram Schneider <wosch@panke.de.freebsd.org> Cc: www@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: web pages for FreeBSD ports Message-ID: <19980929131252.A1321@panke.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980929152524.22572A-100000@python.shoal.net.au>; from Andrew Perry on Tue, Sep 29, 1998 at 03:28:33PM %2B1000 References: <19980924181531.C1620@panke.de> <Pine.BSI.3.95.980929152524.22572A-100000@python.shoal.net.au>
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On 1998-09-29 15:28:33 +1000, Andrew Perry wrote: > Wolfram, > > the alphabetical ports listsing http://www.freebsd.org/master-index.html > is still not in alphabetical order. It actually appears to be in section > order, that is, the archivers first (in alpha order) followed by the astro > ports and the audio ports etc... Yes, this is true. The ports are sorted first in section order and then in alphabetic order. Maybe we should change it to an alphabetic order only. Wolfram > > Andrew Perry > andrew@shoal.net.au > > On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Wolfram Schneider wrote: > > > Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 18:15:31 +0200 > > From: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@panke.de.freebsd.org> > > To: Andrew Perry <andrew@python.shoal.net.au>, wosch@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: web pages for FreeBSD ports > > > > On 1998-09-24 21:21:06 +1000, Andrew Perry wrote: > > > It may be just me but I have noticed a few things with the ports listings > > > on both the main web site www.freebsd.org and the main Australian mirror > > > www.au.freebsd.org > > > The alphabetical ports listing is not in alphabetic order any more and the > > > "Long Description" for an increasing number of ports just says "bla". (for > > > descriptions that I thought were there before but I'm not sure). > > > > Thanks for the hint, fixed! All these ports have a dash (-) > > in the ports name which I forget to add to the allowed characters. > > > > Wolfram > > > > > examples of the lack of a long description are: > > > graphics- > > > GimpUserManual-HTML-1.0.0 > > > hobbes-icons-xpm3-1.0 > > > mpeg_lib-1.2.1 > > > p5-GD-1.18 > > > p5-Image-Size-2.7 > > > p5-chart-0.94 > > > v-1.19 > > > xforms-0.88.1 > > > games- > > > crafty-open-large-19960910 > > > crafty-open-medium-19960910 > > > crafty-open-small-19970301 > > > crossfire-0.94.3 > > > qt-nethack-1.0.1 > > > tintin-1.5.6 > > > > > > > > > > > > I thought some of them might possibly be empty as they are fairly self > > > explanatory, however some of them I think require a longer explanation and > > > it does look fairly unprofessional. If you require someone to make up a > > > heap of dumb short descriptions I could probably help out but it might > > > take a week. > > > > > > Andrew Perry > > > andrew@shoal.net.au > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Wolfram Schneider <wosch@freebsd.org> http://www.freebsd.org/~w/ > > > -- Wolfram Schneider <wosch@freebsd.org> http://www.freebsd.org/~w/
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