Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 15:03:19 +0200 From: Oliver Eikemeier <eikemeier@fillmore-labs.com> To: Aasmund Eikli <inter@o12a.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/66775: Clarification that port names should not contain version numbers Message-ID: <7C3377DA-EA04-11D8-9C56-00039312D914@fillmore-labs.com> In-Reply-To: <200407312100.i6VL0jPV076107@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Aasmund Eikli wrote: > Doc diffs to reflect suggestions: > > --- article.sgml Tue Jul 27 16:34:49 2004 > +++ article.sgml Sat Jul 31 15:35:56 2004 > @@ -2418,7 +2418,9 @@ > <step> > <para>Upgrade the copied port to the new version > (remember > to change the <makevar>PORTNAME</makevar> so > there > - are not duplicate ports with the same > name).</para> > + are not duplicate ports with the same name). > + Alternatively, change > <makevar>LATEST_LINK</makevar> > + depending on the purpose.</para> > </step> > > <step> I would prefer suggesting to change LATEST_LINK only, and PORTNAME only in rare cases. The reader might get the impression that `apache-1.3' and `apache-2.0' have the same name, although they don't. > --- book.sgml Sat Jul 31 15:40:21 2004 > +++ book.sgml Sat Jul 31 15:52:11 2004 > @@ -1064,7 +1064,10 @@ > <literal>Data::Dumper</literal> module becomes > <literal>p5-Data-Dumper</literal>. If the software in > question > has numbers, hyphens, or underscores in its name, you may > include > - them as well (like <literal>kinput2</literal>).</para> > + them as well (like <literal>kinput2</literal>). > + Make sure that the <makevar>PORTNAME</makevar> variable > and the > + <makevar>PORTVERSION</makevar> variable contains the name > and the > + version number of the port respectively. You should not mix > the two.</para> > </listitem> Same here. Perhaps `The version number should not be part of PORTNAME (like apache-2.0), except when the original distribution explicitly name it that way (like libxml2-2.6).' -Oliver
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