Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 06:00:22 -0500 From: Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca> To: Kris Kennaway <kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HOMEPAGE variable? Message-ID: <19990101060022.B9998@mad> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.4.05.9901011856410.3803-100000@bragg>; from Kris Kennaway on Fri, Jan 01, 1999 at 06:58:28PM %2B1030 References: <Pine.OSF.4.05.9901011856410.3803-100000@bragg>
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On Fri, Jan 01, 1999 at 06:58:28PM +1030, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> What do people think about adding a HOMEPAGE variable to ports makefiles? This
> would allow for easier checking for updated versions, as well as related
> information about packages you use. Currently there's no standardized way to
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> find this - often you can tell from the URL of the distfile, or a comment in
> DESCR, but this isn't always the case. ^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^
Actually, that is standardized. I don't think HOMEPAGE is a bad idea,
though (be warned: it's not entirely original...).
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