Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Tue, 25 Apr 2000 08:10:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Cy Schubert <cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca>
To:        freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: ports/18184: GNU Patch 2.5.4 Port 
Message-ID:  <200004251510.IAA80718@freefall.freebsd.org>

next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
The following reply was made to PR ports/18184; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Cy Schubert <cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca>
To: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk>
Cc: Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: ports/18184: GNU Patch 2.5.4 Port 
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 08:06:49 -0700

 In message <20000424153337.G86507@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>, Ben Smithurs
 t writes:
 > Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca wrote:
 > 
 > > sed 's/^X//' >patch/Makefile << 'END-of-patch/Makefile'
 > > X# New ports collection makefile for:	GNU patch
 > > X# Date created:		23 April 2000
 > > X# Whom:			Cy SChubert
 > > X#
 > > X# $FreeBSD: ports/devel/patch/Makefile,v$
 > > X#
 > 
 > uh. ports/devel/patch already exists, why is a new one needed?  The only
 > real difference I see is the '--program-prefix=g', but I'm not sure
 > that's needed as the patch in the base system is GNU patch anyway, just
 > an older version.  I'd suggest you just send an update for the existing
 > devel/patch port instead.
 > 
 > -- 
 > Ben Smithurst / ben@scientia.demon.co.uk / PGP: 0x99392F7D
 
 I see it now.  Wasn't looking hard enough.  Could we then upgade the
 port to 2.5.4 instead, e.g. change this request to upgrade the port?
 
 The "g" prefix would be nice too.
 
 
 Regards,                       Phone:  (250)387-8437
 Cy Schubert                      Fax:  (250)387-5766
 Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team   Internet:  Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca
 Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA
 Province of BC            
 
 I see it now.  Wasn't looking hard enough.
 
 
 
 Regards,                       Phone:  (250)387-8437
 Cy Schubert                      Fax:  (250)387-5766
 Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team   Internet:  Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca
 Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA
 Province of BC            
 
 


To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200004251510.IAA80718>