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Date:      Wed, 17 Dec 2003 00:48:32 -0800
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, Sergei Kolobov <sergei@FreeBSD.org>, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports MOVED
Message-ID:  <20031217084831.GA33367@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <20031217060754.GA714@chetwood.ru>
References:  <200312162127.hBGLRMUF039206@repoman.freebsd.org> <20031217022824.GA26180@xor.obsecurity.org> <20031217060754.GA714@chetwood.ru>

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On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 09:07:54AM +0300, Sergei Kolobov wrote:
> On 2003-12-16 at 18:28 -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 01:27:22PM -0800, Sergei Kolobov wrote:
> > > sergei      2003/12/16 13:27:22 PST
> > >=20
> > >   FreeBSD ports repository
> > >=20
> > >   Modified files:
> > >     .                    MOVED=20
> > >   Log:
> > >   - Document renaming mail/mailscanner to mail/MailScanner
> >=20
> > This seems to contravene the port naming style rules in the porter's
> > handbook.
>=20
> I have mixed feelings about this myself, however:
> - the software refers to itself as "MailScanner", in Perl module name,
>   all paths and filenames
> - I suggested to the maintainer that PORTNAME should be changed to
>   MailScanner, in order to make the paths and names consistent with the
>   software's own naming scheme
> - Now, when the PORTNAME has changed, it would be inconsistent, IMHO,
>   to have PORTNAME=3DMailScanner and the directory mail/mailscanner.
>=20
> Thus the request for repo-copy.
>=20
> Having said that, if the consensus is against this change, I will back
> it out.

The Porter's Handbook is pretty clear about this, IMO.

Kris

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