Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 03:06:41 -0800 From: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@efn.org> To: obrien@NUXI.com Cc: "Justin M. Seger" <jseger@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/comms/minicom Makefile Message-ID: <19971212030641.04914@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> In-Reply-To: <19971212025935.04180@relay.nuxi.com>; from David E. O'Brien on Fri, Dec 12, 1997 at 02:59:35AM -0800 References: <199711262320.PAA17271@freefall.freebsd.org> <19971212005356.35332@dragon.nuxi.com> <19971212025533.09509@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> <19971212025935.04180@relay.nuxi.com>
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David E. O'Brien scribbled this message on Dec 12: > > > Version required lines document the original porting effort. > > > Not the current/latest version. > > > > > > See Handbook. > > > > hun? I think you get the middle line misattributed: > > # Version required: pl18 [things like "1.5alpha" are fine here too] > > [this is the date when the first version of this Makefile was created] > > ~~~~ > > # Date created: 26 May 1995 > > > > is talking about date, not previous version required line... > > And just below that: > > "This header should not be changed when upgrading the port later". ugh, that should be moved up with the talking about the header, not at the end.. :( (no wonder there was so much text talking about the whom part :) ) > But, then I've *always* found that "Version required" line totally > stupid -- it has never added anything for me. > > That's what the PKGNAME/DISTNAME + CVS is for. yep... I agree... -- John-Mark Gurney Modem/FAX: +1 541 683 6954 Cu Networking Live in Peace, destroy Micro$oft, support free software, run FreeBSD
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