From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 28 01:12:40 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 1033) id 6C8751065676; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:12:40 +0000 (UTC) Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:12:40 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev To: Wesley Shields Message-ID: <20111228011240.GA28560@FreeBSD.org> References: <201112270332.pBR3WPZc022687@repoman.freebsd.org> <20111227142755.GA62363@atarininja.org> <20111227215454.GA81075@atarininja.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20111227215454.GA81075@atarininja.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: cvs-ports@freebsd.org, Eitan Adler , cvs-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports UPDATING ports/Tools/scripts README README.portsearch ports/Tools/scripts/modules buildmodules.pl X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: **OBSOLETE** CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:12:40 -0000 On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 04:54:54PM -0500, Wesley Shields wrote: > Normally there is a way to denote that the second instance of the word > "file" maps directly to the argument "file", usually via some kind of > typesetting. We don't have that possibility here, and there are clearly > at least two ways to interpret that sentence, so I'd suggest we come up > with an alternative way that makes it clear what is intended. > > -f index_file Use the index file, index_file, instead of > /usr/ports/INDEX. It still sounds weird being read and requires extra brain cycle to parse I'm afraid. So far, my winner is "Use an alternative index file instead of /usr/ports/INDEX" by skreuzer@ as perfectly readable and yet precise enough. ./danfe P.S. It seems we have The Week of Rainbow Bikesheds, woot!