Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 10:43:28 -0500 From: Alan E <alane@geeksrus.net> To: Sergei Vyshenski <svysh@pn.sinp.msu.ru> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PREFIX of Apache Message-ID: <20020401154328.GA67935@wwweasel.geeksrus.net> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020401191217.00ac5400@vivaldi.pn.sinp.msu.ru> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020401191217.00ac5400@vivaldi.pn.sinp.msu.ru>
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On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 07:34:03PM +0400, Sergei Vyshenski wrote: >if ! PREFIX=$(expr $0 : "\(/.*\)/etc/rc\.d/$(basename $0)\$"); then > echo "$0: Cannot determine the PREFIX" >&2 > exit 1 >fi > > >This naturally dies with "Cannot determine the PREFIX". >Had to substitute these 4 lines with There is a reason for this apparent wackage. It is to force you to execute the file using a full pathname. Whether this is misguided or not is another question. Personally, I agree with you that it is a big PITA. >I am writing to this list because Andrey A. Chernov <ache@freebsd.org> >(who happens to maintain Apache13 port) has never been noticed answering >or at least paying a bit of attention to any question about his artwork. Have you submitted a PR with a patch? That's the way to get things done with ports, because then there is a documented request, it's in the tracking system, and there is an audit trail. Andrey responds to PRs, even if he may not always respond to personal email. As a maintainer myself, I know that I will be more inclined, if I'm busy, to handle a probem expressed as a PR than one sent via private email. "Oh, look, a PR" ==> "This needs to get looked at." -- AlanE "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - HST To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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