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Date:      Sun, 27 Aug 2000 14:42:21 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Brian Fundakowski Feldman <green@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>
Cc:        Clive Lin <clive@CirX.ORG>, Kevin Lo <kevlo@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/chinese Makefile ports/chinese/xmms Makefile ports/chinese/xmms/files md5 ports/chinese/xmms/patches patch-aa patch-ab patch-ac patch-ad patch-ae xmms-1.2.x-xfont.diff ports/chinese/xmms/pkg COMMENT DESCR PLIST
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008271434240.9340-100000@green.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20000827125954.B61377@radon.gryphonsoft.com>

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On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, Will Andrews wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 28, 2000 at 01:47:35AM +0800, Clive Lin wrote:
> >     I'll add a comment like "Please repo copy from some/port first and
> > apply the patches attached." in the future, if the zh- specific port is 
> > derived form some/port.
> > 
> >     Two bad examples (xmms, mutt) already, but I would like to correct them.
> > Should I generate the diff and wait for repo copy ?
> 
> It is too late to repocopy either port, the history from non-chinese
> ports is lost now.

No.  First of all, it should just be a satellite port.  Then forget
about the history.

If it's a satellite port the repository history should NOT be copied.
It is NOT the same thing, nor is it logically or semantically a
descendent of the given port; it is a new port which adds on to an
existing port, does not contain the functionality of the inherited
port proper, and should not be regarded as such.

The only "history" a satellite port should contain as its own, which
includes an implicit or explit reference in revision 1.1 of the port
which it inherits.  A given port needs its own history, not that of
its dependencies.

> -- 
> Will Andrews <andrewsw@purdue.edu> <will@FreeBSD.org>
> GCS/E/S @d- s+:+ a--- C++ UB++++$ P+ L- E--- W+ N-- !o ?K w---
> O- M+ V- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+>+++ t++ 5 X+ R+ tv+ b++ DI+++ D+ 
> G++ e>++++ h! r- y?

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 Brian Fundakowski Feldman           \  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve!  /
 green@FreeBSD.org                    `------------------------------'



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