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Date:      Fri, 22 Feb 2002 21:35:46 +0200
From:      Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Will Andrews <will@csociety.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:  <3C769D92.7C1C441F@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <20020221221039.19324.qmail@exxodus.fedaykin.here> <3C764483.F20F486C@FreeBSD.org> <20020222144830.GS82673@squall.waterspout.com>

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Will Andrews wrote:
> 
> 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"?

Bad practice is using a workaround to fix the problem instead of
fixing underlying algorithm.

> What's "misdesigned"?

Misdesign here is that MASTER_SITES_NN lists some sites several times.

> What's
> the "real source of the problem"?

Donno, because I'm not the author of the feature in question.

-Maxim

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