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Date:      Wed, 6 Jun 2001 16:23:31 +0930
From:      Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com>
To:        Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com>
Cc:        John Daniels <jmd526@hotmail.com>, freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: JDK ports revisited
Message-ID:  <20010606162331.B81333@misty.eyesbeyond.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010606005414.A12530@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl>; from ernst@jollem.com on Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 12:54:14AM %2B0200
References:  <F20NfobWCYrdobkDzZ20000ac8b@hotmail.com> <20010606005414.A12530@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl>

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On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 12:54:14AM +0200, Ernst de Haan wrote:
> John Daniels wrote:
> > Is it better to group by jdk or platform?
> > 
> >       java/platform-src-jdkxx    (current practice)
> > vs.
> >       java/jdkxx-src-plaform
> 
> Personally I prefer your suggested naming scheme, but in the spirit of the
> existing FreeBSD ports I think platform-src-jdkXX is the way to go.

In general, linux based ports are named linux-foo or linux_foo.  So why it
would be nice to see all the possible jdks grouped together in alphabetical
terms, we should bow to the current practises.

> > Everyone agrees that there is no need for a third digit in the version 
> > number? (jdk1x = latest version of 1.x)
> 
> Well, this depends. There are pros and cons for both approaches. Most people
> prefer not having a third digit. This group does not include me, the more JDKs
> I can install, the better. But I do agree the ports system will get bloated
> pretty quickly otherwise.

In general ports separate into two versions as necessary.  I don't think
I've seen this happen on a minor release number though.  In general, if
there is a compelling reason not to upgrade the port, its simply not
upgraded, the port isn't separated.

Just my observations :)
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