From owner-freebsd-ports Sun Jan 6 5:42:10 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from columbus.cris.net (columbus.cris.net [212.110.128.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F250F37B402; Sun, 6 Jan 2002 05:41:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from ark.cris.net (ark.cris.net [212.110.128.68]) by columbus.cris.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA29759; Sun, 6 Jan 2002 15:41:54 +0200 (EET) Received: (from phantom@localhost) by ark.cris.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) id g06DfOh32782; Sun, 6 Jan 2002 15:41:24 +0200 (EET) Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 15:41:24 +0200 From: Alexey Zelkin To: Motoyuki Konno Cc: stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, re@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: several locale renames were MFCed Message-ID: <20020106154124.A32469@ark.cris.net> References: <20020105183137.A79023@ark.cris.net> <200201060751.g067pJd05268@sakura.mk.bsdclub.org> <20020106145658.A24730@ark.cris.net> <200201061333.g06DXmd05825@sakura.mk.bsdclub.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: <200201061333.g06DXmd05825@sakura.mk.bsdclub.org>; from motoyuki@freebsd.org on Sun, Jan 06, 2002 at 10:33:48PM +0900 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.5-STABLE i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org hi, On Sun, Jan 06, 2002 at 10:33:48PM +0900, Motoyuki Konno wrote: > > > Many ports assumes that FreeBSD uses *.EUC locale name. > > > For example, X applications stores locale-specific resource > > > files under /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/[locale name]/. Currently, > > > many ports install their Japanese locale resource files > > > under /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ja_JP.EUC/. We must fix these ports. > > > > I am not expert in X11 locale, but quick look on half-year old > > setup XFree86-4.1.0's X11R6/lib/X11/locale/locale.aliases shown > > that ja_JP.eucJP is prefered name and ja_JP.EUC is preserved > > there for compatibility. > > > > As conclusion I may suggest to fix ports. But since many > > things named ja_JP.EUC are placed to distfiles (as far as I could > > see from quick look to your list) and these ports are supposed > > to be usable at pre-4.5 -STABLE also I would suggest to setup > > compability (symbolic?) link between old EUC and new eucXX directories/files. > > > > Should it be enough to satisfy everybody ? > > There are still difficulties with this solution. > > a. In case /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ja_JP.EUC/ exists, > "ln ja_JP.eucJP ja_JP.EUC" will fail. Two ways in my opinion: 1. link ja_JP.EUC -> ja_JP.eucJP 2. Always create ja_JP.EUC and ja_JP.eucJP and make links between files. > b. If a user installs pre-4.5 binary package, > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ja_JP.EUC directory will be created. > > So, please wait for a while. I'll discuss this problem with other > developers in Japan. Then, we'll fix ports. Thanks! > > NOTE: Don't do it now, please because if I get at least few requests > > to backout *EUC to *euc* rename it will be backed out. > > If we have **enough time** before 4.5-RELEASE, I don't request to > backout renames. Let me know. PS: Why this question was not arised when EUC -> euc rename was done in -CURRENT in summer ? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message