Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 00:56:57 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, Gabor PALI <pgj@FreeBSD.org>, Ashish SHUKLA <ashish@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/hs-BNFC Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/devel/hs-filemanip Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/textproc/hs-lhs2tex Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist Message-ID: <20110502225657.GA62043@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <4DBF08A2.1070208@FreeBSD.org> References: <201105020531.p425VDbe056515@repoman.freebsd.org> <4DBE60CE.5090305@FreeBSD.org> <4DBE63F6.2050602@FreeBSD.org> <4DBF08A2.1070208@FreeBSD.org>
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On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 12:40:18PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > On 05/02/2011 00:57, Gabor PALI wrote: > > On 05/02/11 09:44, Doug Barton wrote: > >> On 05/01/2011 22:31, Ashish SHUKLA wrote: > >>> devel/bnfc -> devel/hs-BNFC > >> > >> I thought we didn't do new upper-case port names on purpose? > >> > > > > It stems from HackageDB [1]. The port will be converted to a > > bsd.cabal.mk [2] consumer soon. > > > > > > [1] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/BNFC > > [2] http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/lang/ghc/bsd.cabal.mk > > I'm sorry, I don't understand this response. I realize that there are > some software packages that have upper-case letters in their names. > However, my understanding is that we are not using upper-case letters > for new portnames. Is my understanding incorrect? I believe the rule is actually that portnames should not *start* with an upper-case letter, but that it is allowed in the rest of the name. That is what the Porter's Handbook says anyway. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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