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Date:      Fri, 29 Sep 2000 07:57:57 -0500
From:      Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>
To:        Rasmus Kaj <kaj@raditex.se>
Cc:        Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG>, Brandon Fosdick <bfoz@glue.umd.edu>, Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: RFC: Ports layout reorganization (Re: ports tree idea: Combine DESCR and COMMENT)
Message-ID:  <20000929075757.A75085@puck.firepipe.net>
In-Reply-To: <84pulntrv3.fsf@frodo.sickla.raditex.se>; from kaj@raditex.se on Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 12:28:00PM %2B0200
References:  <39CD200B.A10214EA@glue.umd.edu> <20000923233215.A45139@mithrandr.moria.org> <39CD295E.453FF278@glue.umd.edu> <vqcsnqjin86.fsf_-_@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> <84pulntrv3.fsf@frodo.sickla.raditex.se>

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On Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 12:28:00PM +0200, Rasmus Kaj wrote:
> If we put the checksum (size / date / whatever) in variables in the
> Makefile we get away from that problem.  But maybe that creates other, 
> worse, problems?  I't has been suggested before, so it's probably got
> turned down for a good reason.

Because it's not feasible for larger ports.  And even for the smaller
ones.. nah, just ain't worth trying to write a makesum target for that.
I say we keep it in a separate file in the root port directory.

-- 
Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> - Physics Computer Network wench
The Universal Answer to All Problems - "It has something to do with physics."
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