From owner-cvs-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 21 09:43:47 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C6C116A41F; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:43:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from e0-a11.b1.lan.prg.vol.cz (e0-a11.b1.lan.prg.vol.cz [195.122.204.152]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 576E743D49; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:43:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pav.hide.vol.cz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by e0-a11.b1.lan.prg.vol.cz (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j8L9hhBB058957; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:43:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from pav@localhost) by pav.hide.vol.cz (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j8L9hhEQ058956; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:43:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) X-Authentication-Warning: pav.hide.vol.cz: pav set sender to pav@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Pav Lucistnik To: Simon Barner In-Reply-To: <20050921092858.GA19214@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> References: <200509201420.j8KEKYa6066950@repoman.freebsd.org> <433100DE.2040901@FreeBSD.org> <43310DF2.8010100@FreeBSD.org> <43310F88.3040702@FreeBSD.org> <43311976.4070608@FreeBSD.org> <20050921092858.GA19214@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-YNq1OpdvQc8M4I2UbTij" Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:43:42 +0200 Message-Id: <1127295822.58280.21.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: Doug Barton , cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, Lars Thegler , cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Erwin Lansing Subject: Re: Deprecating the signature at the end of pkg-descr (was: Re: cvs commit...) X-BeenThere: cvs-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: pav@FreeBSD.org List-Id: CVS commit messages for the ports tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:43:47 -0000 --=-YNq1OpdvQc8M4I2UbTij Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Simon Barner p=ED=B9e v st 21. 09. 2005 v 11:28 +0200: > Lars Thegler wrote: > > So in either case, it seems the 'signature' in pkg-descr is redundant.=20 > > Either it reflects the creator's name, duplicating the comment section,= =20 > > or it reflects the maintainer, duplicating the MAINTAINER=3D line. >=20 > Section 5.5 says that the signature in pkg-descr is intended to keep the > port creators real name, but that could be put into the comment section > at the beginning of the Makefile (and in fact, that is what many/most > people do). The Who: header is also enforced by portlint. > But I wonder where a somebody who agrees to take over maintainershipf of > a new port could put his realname? Nowhere. But it's recorded in the commit log in the CVS. > > I wonder what the rationale for the 'recommendation' in 3.2.1 was? Anyo= ne? >=20 > I don't know, but I'd suggest getting rid of the signature all together, > before starting a huge bikeshed. \o/ > My suggestion is to update the porters' handbook in order to document > the new policy, and send a small heads-up to freebsd-ports (patch > attached). I'd suggest dropping the text in the first chunk altogether. Otherwise I like it. You will commit it or do you want me to handle it? > I certainly don't propose to change all existing ports at once because > is would be an unnecessary repo churn, but perhaps after a maintainer cha= nge, > as Pav suggested. Yup. --=20 Pav Lucistnik I cannot be responsible for future messages as apparently my cats have learned to type. --=-YNq1OpdvQc8M4I2UbTij Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBDMStOntdYP8FOsoIRAtNrAKCBa72BJXAgCwMJYwywrpNeLM6dzgCeMwfT YMqTMk4rUpHflHDiAf2YOkQ= =M8ZQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-YNq1OpdvQc8M4I2UbTij--