Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:43:18 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> To: Marcus Alves Grando <mnag@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/archivers Makefile ports/archivers/deb2targz Makefile distinfo pkg-descr Message-ID: <20050928184318.GA66358@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200509281637.j8SGbaeh029958@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200509281637.j8SGbaeh029958@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 04:37:35PM +0000, Marcus Alves Grando wrote: > mnag 2005-09-28 16:37:35 UTC > > FreeBSD ports repository > > Modified files: > archivers Makefile > Added files: > archivers/deb2targz Makefile distinfo pkg-descr > Log: > New port > > deb2targz is a very small perl script for converting Debian Linux .deb packages > to a .tar.gz. deb2targz does not need any external programs like 'ar' or 'tar'. I really think that it's about time for us to augment the meaning of "converters" category (right now it only says about character code conversions). There lots of software in ports already that are best described by being a _converter_, and IMHO lots of our users would start looking for one exactly in this category, and would probably get frustrated to find out it's not there. ./danfe
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