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Date:      Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:48:43 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com>
To:        freebsd-java@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Eclipse as part of the ports/java tree?
Message-ID:  <20050831072640.R83235@roble.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050831120023.56A8916A44A@hub.freebsd.org>
References:  <20050831120023.56A8916A44A@hub.freebsd.org>

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Vizion wrote:
> I am now faced with the question is the ports tree as inflexible as some
> people suggest or are some members of our meritocracy more inflexible than
> the freebsd assets?

What you see as inflexibility the rest of us see as structure.  Sure
it would be nice to insert a goto on occasion but, from a long-term
perspective, the existing structure is better.

Mark Linimon wrote:
> In your most recent email I think you are finally getting a lot closer to
> what I consider 'real' problem.  IMHO the interesting problems you want to
> solve are the 'search' and 'browse' problems.

This is a good point, and a legitimate issue.  One solution might be
to move or symlink portsearch from /usr/ports/Tools/scripts to
/usr/local/bin.

If consolidation is in order why not follow the p5- example/standard
and use the devel directory but rename the ports themselves to use an
appropriate prefix (ports/devel/eclipse{,_plugin}-$plugin)?

-- 
Roger Marquis
Roble Systems Consulting
http://www.roble.com/



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