Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:27:34 +0200 From: Lars Thegler <lth@FreeBSD.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Erwin Lansing <erwin@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/converters/p5-String-Multibyte Makefile ports/converters/p5-Unicode-IMAPUtf7 Makefile ports/databases/p5-CDB_File-Generator Makefile ports/databases/p5-DBD-Excel Makefile ports/databases/p5-DBD-LDAP Makefile ports/databases/p5-DBIx-AnyDBD Makefile ... Message-ID: <43311976.4070608@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <43310F88.3040702@FreeBSD.org> References: <200509201420.j8KEKYa6066950@repoman.freebsd.org> <433100DE.2040901@FreeBSD.org> <43310DF2.8010100@FreeBSD.org> <43310F88.3040702@FreeBSD.org>
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Doug Barton wrote: >>> In at least one case (the port above) the pkg-descr file was not >>> updated to >>> reflect this change. Is this something that would be useful to do? >> >> I believe the 'signature' in pkg-descr has the same semantics as the >> 'Whom:' line in Makefile, indicating the initial creator of the port. >> As least that is how I read porters-handbook. > > I read "your name" in 3.2.1 as meaning "the name of the person who > maintains the port." The creator's name is memorialized in the comment > section of the Makefile, I don't see how duplicating that information in > pkg-descr would be useful. I see you point; however, the exact same reasoning can also be applied to the maintainer name in the Makefile. So in either case, it seems the 'signature' in pkg-descr is redundant. Either it reflects the creator's name, duplicating the comment section, or it reflects the maintainer, duplicating the MAINTAINER= line. I wonder what the rationale for the 'recommendation' in 3.2.1 was? Anyone? /Lars
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