Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:48:30 -0500 From: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Mario Sergio Fujikawa Ferreira <lioux@FreeBSD.org>, portmgr@FreeBSD.org, FreeBSD-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bsd.port.mk MASTER_SITES_NN misbehavior (was ghostscript-afpt and MASTER_SITES_NN patch) Message-ID: <20020222144830.GS82673@squall.waterspout.com> In-Reply-To: <3C764483.F20F486C@FreeBSD.org> References: <20020221221039.19324.qmail@exxodus.fedaykin.here> <3C764483.F20F486C@FreeBSD.org>
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On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 03:15:47PM +0200, Maxim Sobolev wrote: > > The MASTER_FILTER_PERL idea was discussed with Anton Berezin > > (project tobez :). After constructing any variables, we use it to > > remove ANY repeated instances since repetition means bogus instance. > > It is a neat thing, not only it "hides" the MASTER_SITES_NN problem > > but also add a level of protection against poorly written MASTER_SITES. > > Let me know what do you think. > > I object. This is a bad practice to use a workaroung to fix misdesign > instead of fixing the real source of the problem. Please fix > MASTER_SITES_NN properly. What exactly is a "bad practice"? What's "misdesigned"? What's the "real source of the problem"? -- wca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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