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Date:      Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:43:58 -0500
From:      Bryan Drewery <bdrewery@freebsd.org>
To:        Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org>, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r304411 - head
Message-ID:  <5057615E.40502@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <50576033.2090201@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <201209171714.q8HHEEtY057677@svn.freebsd.org> <50575D0F.6090502@FreeBSD.org> <CADLo83_Rg9vvMZ8HA3s71nfZ0oePcodHcWv84Sbbdhg1iM_o-g@mail.gmail.com> <50576033.2090201@FreeBSD.org>

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On 9/17/2012 12:38 PM, Doug Barton wrote:
> On 09/17/2012 10:30, Chris Rees wrote:
>> On 17 September 2012 18:25, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>> Is the pkg syntax actually backwards from both portupgrade and portmaster?
>>
>> From man pkg-set:
>>
>> -o [<oldorigin>:<neworigin>]
>>
>> So yes :)
> 
> Thanks to everyone who replied.
> 
> My point was not, "Teach me the pkg syntax for the -o option." My point
> was, "It's stupid for pkg to use exactly the opposite syntax from the 2
> most popular ports management tools for the same option flag."
> 
> 

It's a bit too late to change it. There's no point in
discussing/debating it at this point (past 1.0). This is something that
could have been changed before the first official release.


Bryan



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