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Date:      Thu, 30 May 2013 19:34:50 +0100
From:      Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "b. f." <bf1783@gmail.com>
Cc:        "svn-ports-head@freebsd.org" <svn-ports-head@freebsd.org>, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, "ports-committers@freebsd.org" <ports-committers@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r319433 - in head/security: . py-cracklib
Message-ID:  <CADLo83-ZuODim%2BMYMUJd4nHsYSZYdGv=E5VPsJSeQckA5vGDbQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAGFTUwOXdXRKji3WFZSYSzkfuJD5ZoOMxS06PjewqYFVkqS1ww@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <201305301607.r4UG7MSS050790@svn.freebsd.org> <CAGFTUwOXdXRKji3WFZSYSzkfuJD5ZoOMxS06PjewqYFVkqS1ww@mail.gmail.com>

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On 30 May 2013 19:17, b.f. <bf1783@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 5/30/13, Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org> wrote:
>> Author: crees
>> Date: Thu May 30 16:07:21 2013
>> New Revision: 319433
>> URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/319433
>>
>> Log:
>>   This CPython extension provides Python bindings for cracklib.
>>   It contains a pythonic interface to cracklib's functions and
>>   some Python convenience functions.
>>
>>   WWW: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/cracklib
>
> The python interface is already part of security/cracklib (although
> only installed with the non-default PYTHON option, and with slightly
> different setup files), which references the "real" homepage.  Could
> you talk with the maintainer of security/cracklib, and if you agree
> that this port is necessary, either remove the python components from
> security/cracklib; or make this new port a slave of security/cracklib,
> perhaps under one maintainer, so that the two ports remain
> synchronized, and don't lead to conflicts?

The cracklib maintainer has just contacted me about exactly that, and
we're working out a solution.

Thanks,

Chris



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