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Date:      Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:13:54 +0100
From:      Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org>
To:        Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>
Cc:        cvs-ports@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Rene Ladan <rene@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/www/chromium Makefile
Message-ID:  <CADLo83-wjXWb3=CH6t5v_H3mUhR0ODZ39wqfDpLY29w-_=kXOw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 21 Aug 2011 13:00, "Alexey Dokuchaev" <danfe@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 11:52:14AM +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 12:48:38PM +0100, Chris Rees wrote:
> > > I'd agree on FILESDIR.
> > >
> > > Anyone have a problem with adding a section on
> > > wiki/PortsLongtermTargets about ports that use PATCHDIR? This
> > > inconsistency is a little strange.
> >
> > Oh, please do.  This inconsistency is not just strange, but rather
annoying.
>
> As for the strange part, it seems like historical left-over from times
when
> ports had "patches" directory (I vaguelly recall the OpenBSD still does it
> these days).  Since FreeBSD had standardized on "files" long time ago, bpm
> should stop using PATCHDIR and replace it with FILESDIR).  Ditto for the
> ports, of course.
>

PR filed at http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=159970 thanks for the
motivation ;)

Chris



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