Date: 04 Jun 2000 23:26:07 -0700 From: asami@FreeBSD.org (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami) To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Will Andrews <will@FreeBSD.org>, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/archivers Makefile ports/archivers/macutil Makefile ports/archivers/macutil/files md5 ports/archivers/macutil/patches patch-aa ports/archivers/macutil/pkg COMMENT DESCR PLIST Message-ID: <vqcn1l0r6db.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> In-Reply-To: Kris Kennaway's message of "Sat, 3 Jun 2000 21:43:42 -0700 (PDT)" References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006032142550.37960-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>
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* From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> * Okay, then I vote for moving them. Utilities which extract files from * archives belong in the archivers category. Ok, noted. However, note that the reason why we originally put them in the emulators directory is that it is often a very fine line between emulators and archivers for foreign operating systems. What constitutes "emulation" is not easy to define. For instance, should a program that can read Apple format floppies be in emulators or archivers? What if it can also decode binhex? Or what about a program that can read CP/M format floppies? What if it provided an interface like the CCP? (Now I'm dating myself. :) Also, they are usually grouped together even if their functionality are diferent, so if we move the extraction-only programs to archivers, users will have to search both archivers and emulators to find something that can read binhex. Anyway. 1-0 is hardly a valid vote. Anybody else want to comment? :) Satoshi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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