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Date:      Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:01:01 -0600
From:      "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net>
To:        "Dmitry Marakasov" <amdmi3@amdmi3.ru>
Cc:        Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Ports Mailing List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: [PROPOSAL] Ports using SCM repositories as source instead of distfiles
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In-Reply-To: <20081217184756.GA92643@hades.panopticon>
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:47:56 -0600, Dmitry Marakasov <amdmi3@amdmi3.ru>
wrote:

> * Garrett Cooper (yanefbsd@gmail.com) wrote:
>
>> > It's useful for me too sometimes, but it's already not 100% reliable,
>> > as some ports still generate it dynamically, some use PLIST_FILES,  
>> some
>> > use PLIST_SUB so it's not apparent under which path and/or name the  
>> file
>> > mentioned in plist is actually installed.
>> Getting rid of the plist files will force a major rewrite of
>> pkg_install. Are you really comfortable doing that :\?
>
> Not getting rid but generating automatically. Many ports already
> have no pkg-plist.

I mean by keep static pkg-plist (not get rid of it). I don't like dynamic
plist. I do not need to list my reasons as it's already in the archives by
someone and maybe me (not remember).

Cheers,
Mezz


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