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Date:      Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:13:06 +0000
From:      Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Alonso C?rdenas M?rquez <acm@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru>, cvs-ports@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/databases/firebird25-server Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist pkg-plist.client ports/databases/firebird25-server/files firebird.in patch-builds-install-misc_firebird.conf.in patch-builds-posix_make.defaults patch-src-jrd_isc
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On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 04:23:33AM -0500, Alonso C?rdenas M?rquez wrote:
> 2010/12/20 Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru>
> > On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:48:55 +0000 (UTC) Jose Alonso Cardenas Marquez
> > wrote:
> > >   Log:
> > >   - New port: databases/firebird25-server
> >
> > Uh, great! Thanks for the port.
> >
> > BTW, why there was no repocopy?
> 
> Ops, it was my fault, I thought that only it is necessary when we renamed or
> moved ports. I'll take care next time

Repocopies are firmly required anytime existing port's history can be
useful for the new port as well.  Project forks and inheritance (very
common things in FOSS world), major versions had to be maintained
separately because of incompatible API, etc. -- are examples when repo
copy should be done.

./danfe



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