Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 19:56:07 +0000 From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: Michael Johnson <ahze@ahze.net> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports KNOBS Message-ID: <20051105195607.GS29387@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <FA4E3543-8385-431F-9779-4D694C671577@ahze.net> References: <200511050659.jA56xtml021798@repoman.freebsd.org> <20051105130644.GR29387@submonkey.net> <FA4E3543-8385-431F-9779-4D694C671577@ahze.net>
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--GVmdUcABewnKtUm9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 12:01:16PM -0500, Michael Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 >=20 >=20 > On Nov 5, 2005, at 8:06 AM, Ceri Davies wrote: >=20 > >On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 06:59:55AM +0000, Michael Johnson wrote: > > > >>ahze 2005-11-05 06:59:55 UTC > >> > >> FreeBSD ports repository > >> > >> Added files: > >> . KNOBS > >> Log: > >> - Add KNOBS, this file has a list of popular knobs with a short > >> description of what the knob is and does. The intent is to > >> help porters keep like-name knobs through out the ports tree > >> and end-users have a single file they can look up knobs in. > >> > >> Limitations to KNOBS: In the future we plan to add support for =20 > >>OPTIONS > >> to support the KNOBS file, and so dialog(1) will be able to =20 > >>handle the > >> size of each knob knob-name's are limited to 12 characters and > >> knob-descriptions are limited to 45 characters, not including =20 > >>the > >> white space between the knob-name and knob-description. > >> > >> Naming knobs: When a port has a lib-prefix (ie: libquicktime, =20 > >>libxine) > >> the lib-prefix should be stripped from the knob name. > >> (ie: QUICKTIME, XINE) > >> > >> Based around: brain storm ideas from mezz and I > >> Approved by: portmgr > >> > >> Revision Changes Path > >> 1.1 +91 -0 ports/KNOBS (new) > >> > > > >Am I the only person who couldn't stop sniggering when they read this? >=20 > Just wonder why this is funny? I don't see what it is. Oh, it's the word "knob", that's all. It's an extremely juvenile slang term for the penis here in .uk, but that didn't stop me giggling at a mail full of knobs. Ceri --=20 Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Einstein (attrib.) --GVmdUcABewnKtUm9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDbQ5XocfcwTS3JF8RAkmdAKDIBQtpZCutn/hKn+cNDRaFOJ83WgCeK4+P 3tGukCQfDAn1Xh5L5j76e54= =zAAJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --GVmdUcABewnKtUm9--
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