From owner-freebsd-ports Tue Apr 25 8:10: 5 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C33A37BD69 for ; Tue, 25 Apr 2000 08:10:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id IAA80718; Tue, 25 Apr 2000 08:10:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 08:10:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200004251510.IAA80718@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Cy Schubert Subject: Re: ports/18184: GNU Patch 2.5.4 Port Reply-To: Cy Schubert Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR ports/18184; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Cy Schubert To: Ben Smithurst Cc: Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/18184: GNU Patch 2.5.4 Port Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 08:06:49 -0700 In message <20000424153337.G86507@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>, Ben Smithurs t writes: > Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca wrote: > > > sed 's/^X//' >patch/Makefile << 'END-of-patch/Makefile' > > X# New ports collection makefile for: GNU patch > > X# Date created: 23 April 2000 > > X# Whom: Cy SChubert > > X# > > X# $FreeBSD: ports/devel/patch/Makefile,v$ > > X# > > uh. ports/devel/patch already exists, why is a new one needed? The only > real difference I see is the '--program-prefix=g', but I'm not sure > that's needed as the patch in the base system is GNU patch anyway, just > an older version. I'd suggest you just send an update for the existing > devel/patch port instead. > > -- > Ben Smithurst / ben@scientia.demon.co.uk / PGP: 0x99392F7D I see it now. Wasn't looking hard enough. Could we then upgade the port to 2.5.4 instead, e.g. change this request to upgrade the port? The "g" prefix would be nice too. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA Province of BC I see it now. Wasn't looking hard enough. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA Province of BC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message