Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:48:42 -0500 From: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@missouri.edu> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CORRECTION] Change to the header in ports Makefiles, take two Message-ID: <5057546A.90707@missouri.edu> In-Reply-To: <CAOjFWZ4svSWnasWmp%2Babtxp=F0rRogNPcbvroWaZ7X=p0-GgrA@mail.gmail.com> References: <20120917163310.GA57928@freefall.freebsd.org> <CAOjFWZ4svSWnasWmp%2Babtxp=F0rRogNPcbvroWaZ7X=p0-GgrA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 09/17/12 11:43, Freddie Cash wrote: > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Thomas Abthorpe > <portmgr-secretary@freebsd.org> wrote: >> It was recently posted on, >> http://blogs.freebsdish.org/portmgr/2012/09/01/change-to-the-header-in-ports-makefiles/ >> that we would adopt a new header for the ports Makefiles. The initial >> discussion seemed to show enough support for the idea of completely >> stripping the header, leaving only the $FreeBSD$ tag. After the >> announcement was made, more people stated strong feelings that when and >> where possible attribution be maintained in the header. >> >> A private discussion was held among ports committers, and while opinions >> were as varied as the individuals who shared them, it was decided to unify >> on a two line header. >> >> # Created by: J.Q. Public <jqpublic@someaddress.com> >> # $FreeBSD$ >> >> The Whom line from the classic six line header becomes Created By. >> >> Sometimes, as a result of a repocopy, or changed maintainership, the >> Created By and MAINTAINER is no longer in synchronisation. To avoid >> confusion, the first line can be removed, optionally leaving us with a one >> line header. >> >> # $FreeBSD$ > > Wouldn't it make sense to have the "# $FreeBSD$" line be the first > line of the file, so that it never changes? Having some files where > the FreeBSD tag is first, and other files where it's second seems > arbitrarily inconsistent. > > Lines that don't change should come first, so that things are always the same. > > IMHO, of course. :) > You want *consistency* ????? What will people ask for next?
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