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Date:      Fri, 04 Aug 2000 23:12:27 +0900
From:      "Akinori -Aki- MUSHA" <knu@idaemons.org>
To:        Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/dryad Makefile ports/devel/dryad/patches         patch-aa patch-ab ports/graphics/eog Makefile         ports/graphics/eog/patches patch-aa patch-ab patch-ac         ports/editors/gedit Makefile ports/editors/gedit/patches patch-ao ...
Message-ID:  <86ya2dp12s.wl@localhost.local.idaemons.org>
In-Reply-To: In your message of "Fri, 04 Aug 2000 23:08:11 %2B0900" <86zomtp19w.wl@localhost.local.idaemons.org>
References:  <200008040134.SAA73918@freefall.freebsd.org> <86zomtp19w.wl@localhost.local.idaemons.org>

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Oops, this should have CC'd to -ports list too.

Sorry for the double posting.  Please reply to this one.

At Fri, 04 Aug 2000 23:08:11 +0900,
I wrote:
> 
> At Thu, 3 Aug 2000 18:34:41 -0700 (PDT),
> aDe wrote:
> >   Extensive patchfile cleanups using sobomax's wonderful
> >   post-extract rule
> 
> Hmm.. I think you should use pre-patch or post-patch for that purpose.
> I mean, "extract" stage should only consist of extracting files,
> removing unnecessary files, and creating or copying necessary files,
> when patching and editing files belong in "patch" (or "configure")
> stage.
> 
> From my point of view, "make extract" should just extract the
> distributed files as-is, so one can stand at the start point and look
> around to find out what materials are provided by the vendor(s).  I
> suppose that would help him/her try (another) hacking on it.
> 
> Maybe something like above should have been clarified in the Porter's
> Handbook, but at least it says "Do things rationally", which I'd apply
> to this case. :>

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