Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 14:28:12 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/emulators/linux-base-5.2 - Imported sources Message-ID: <7533.931436892@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 08 Jul 1999 14:10:38 %2B0200." <3784953E.20F2005E@scc.nl>
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On Thu, 08 Jul 1999 14:10:38 +0200, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > The reasons I see are: > 1) The directory is named the same as the port This is a terrible reason. Take a look at the ports tree as it stands. You'll notice that most ports don't include version numbers in their directory names. This makes upgrades easier when the time comes. Are you going to want a repository copy every time the minor version number bumps? > 2) I hope to import a linux-base-6.0 in the near future This assumes that the first reason you gave was a good one, though. Perhaps you should have linux-base and linux-base-devel? Have you read the porting section of the handbook? > I think there's an advantage in having both *-5.2 and *-6.0 present in the > tree since I can't guarantee that Red Hat 6.0 supports all Linux binaries [...] So these aren't Linux-compatibility ports, but rather RedHat-compatibility ports? Perhaps they should be named as such, then? Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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