Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 08:30:25 +0100 From: Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org> To: Julien Laffaye <jlaffaye@freebsd.org> Cc: Jeremy Messenger <mezz.freebsd@gmail.com>, ohauer@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org, Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Call for testers -- CONF_FILES variable Message-ID: <BANLkTinHdki5mcNzzpPzbD2Y=qx416-h1A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4E0C5B7A.5060102@FreeBSD.org> References: <BANLkTikvMU2dK=aN=hFgxA8wfvUitmfbRA@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTinBC184bwcQ1Sfyy9xsw9usqr3SJQ@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTi=nQByFgGNP--hkA4AF04Sw95s8jw@mail.gmail.com> <4E0C5B7A.5060102@FreeBSD.org>
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On 30 Jun 2011 12:18, "Julien Laffaye" <jlaffaye@freebsd.org> wrote: > > On 06/30/2011 08:22, Chris Rees wrote: > >> > >> I like the rest, but I do not like the name of .pkgconf. I think, the > >> 'pkgconf' is best define for something related with FreeBSD rather > >> than third-party product. The .sample or .default is best name and > >> less confuse for the users, because the word said it all what it is. > > > > Thanks for the feedback. > > > > I'm afraid any problems with the .pkgconf sample will have to be > > discussed with the pkgng team and bapt@ -- wasn't my choice either. > > > > Chris > > Yes, right now, pkgng uses the .pkgconf suffix to know that it is a > configuration file. But now, we have a new format for the package > manifest so _maybe_ (it has to be discussed with bapt) we can add an > attribute to a file entry saying "I am a sample of a conf file". The > hardest part for that would be to detect in the ports tree if we are > using pkgng or the legacy pkg_install, and, depending on that, to > generate the appropriate entry in the manifest / plist. So perhaps that suffix should stay. I certainly don't relish the prospect otherwise of having to cull every unexec cmp in the entire ports tree.... Chris
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