Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 13:42:39 +0100 From: Spadge <spadge@fromley.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New category - ports/packages specific tools? Message-ID: <4469C8BF.3090005@fromley.net> In-Reply-To: <20060516115801.GA1876@leia.lambermont.dyndns.org> References: <20060515222815.GA2535@picobyte.net> <20060516070750.df210cfd.bsd-unix@earthlink.net> <4469B8FE.8020904@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20060516115801.GA1876@leia.lambermont.dyndns.org>
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Hans Lambermont wrote: > Matthew Seaman wrote: > >> Randy Pratt wrote: >>> Shaun Amott <shaun@inerd.com> wrote: >>>> There are lots of nifty tools in ports for handling ports and packages. >>>> It would be nice if they were all in one, easy to find place. > ... >>> I think this is an excellent idea. It would make it much easier >>> to point new users to a category for ports tools. I'd vote for >>> this to go ahead regardless of the number of ports. >> The first step surely is a virtual category. > ... > > I'd like to see this happen as well. Next to the ease of use I'm > convinced that the grouping of ports management tools will improve them > in the longer run. > > regards, > Hans Lambermont "If you build it they will come" Maybe this will subliminally encourage people to write ports management tools :) -- Spadge "Intoccabile" www.fromley.com
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