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Date:      Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:43:26 +0100
From:      Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com>
To:        Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "svn-ports-head@freebsd.org" <svn-ports-head@freebsd.org>, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, Jason Helfman <jgh@freebsd.org>, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r315547 - in head/games: . blackjackclient blackjackclient/files
Message-ID:  <CADLo839GO-AGRKRbwuAUgzOzr1W7uLAY8qD8CVU0OKbPac=K=g@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20130331115536.GA15349@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <201303291624.r2TGOkK9051639@svn.freebsd.org> <CAMuy=%2BgOnHHa9ZUwrcmuSmVjqp8sNxnFUFYVbXob93pdT=c0tA@mail.gmail.com> <CADLo838ssHiu8fqoqbJYKM9xjM3_5tFzt4--AwgGDTkd%2BRLoYw@mail.gmail.com> <CAMuy=%2BhOQdOdDdgpiVBre=db6K1YWXWs4i_TiSZYNC_OQ1BLvg@mail.gmail.com> <20130331115536.GA15349@FreeBSD.org>

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On 31 Mar 2013 12:55, "Alexey Dokuchaev" <danfe@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 10:14:36AM -0700, Jason Helfman wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I hope that's not addport's fault?
> >
> > Nope. I don't use that tool, as I've had corruption in my svn workspace
> > each time I've used it.
>
> I don't understand the point of it in the first place.  Sure it was useful
> in CVS days do create all those directories for you, but since "svn add"
now
> does it automagically, it makes little sense to keep using it (and ask for
> trouble, apparently).

It checks and sets props, stops people forgetting to add to category
Makefile, checks for older versions and makes sure history is correct, as
well as making sure it goes in the right category.

If you're sure that you're not readding an old port, by all means feel free
not to use it.

Chris



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