Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 16:05:09 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com> Cc: mharo@area51.fremont.ca.us, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: need help with portlint Message-ID: <20000204160509.B57320@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <200002042330.PAA16064@bubba.whistle.com>; from archie@whistle.com on Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 03:30:48PM -0800 References: <20000204151939.A63064@area51.fremont.ca.us> <200002042330.PAA16064@bubba.whistle.com>
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On Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 03:30:48PM -0800, Archie Cobbs wrote: > My only complaint is that it seems to get confused by blank lines. > First, what's so bad about blank lines? They help make the Makefile > readable. In general I agree blank lines *can* make a Makefile more readable. But sometimes not. The Ports Team has come up with a strick style format that we would preferred was followed. It may not always be the best, but in the end it just makes things much more consistent -- a trademark of FreeBSD/BSD vs. the others. -- -- David (obrien@NUXI.com) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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