Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 14:36:11 -0500 From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG>, Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>, FreeBSD Ports <ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: multi-level categories Message-ID: <20000214143611.D92177@jade.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002141230060.74045-100000@thelab.hub.org>; from scrappy@hub.org on Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 12:31:14PM -0400 References: <vqcitzshzr9.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002141230060.74045-100000@thelab.hub.org>
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On Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 12:31:14PM -0400, The Hermit Hacker wrote: > Just curious, but why not merge all the patch-* files into one large > patch, and move *that* to the top level? I could never quite figure out > the raeson for several small files ... 1. It's easier to just remove a file when that patch is no longer required. 2. It's easier to debug patch-ab failing rather then a meta-patch. 3. It's easier to understand the 1-to-1 relationship. 4. It eliminates large ugly deltas. -- Bill Fumerola - Network Architect Computer Horizons Corp - CVM e-mail: billf@chc-chimes.com / billf@FreeBSD.org Office: 800-252-2421 x128 / Cell: 248-761-7272 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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