Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:59:45 +0200 From: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org> To: Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG>, Dirk Meyer <dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Indicating patch levels Message-ID: <20000818115944.A44561@mithrandr.moria.org> In-Reply-To: <20000817193048.A338@argon.gryphonsoft.com>; from andrews@technologist.com on Thu, Aug 17, 2000 at 07:30:48PM -0500 References: <uj/HALBCtu@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008160104060.90191-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000817193048.A338@argon.gryphonsoft.com>
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On Thu 2000-08-17 (19:30), Will Andrews wrote:
> Important FreeBSD-specific extensions can be given a PATCHLEVEL. I
> think something like this is in order:
>
> .if defined(PATCHLEVEL) && PATCHLEVEL > 0
> PKGNAME=${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}-${PATCHLEVEL}
> .else
> PKGNAME=${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}-${PATCHLEVEL}
> .endif
>
> Satoshi, I'm in favor of this sort of thing.
>
> Policy deciding whether to have PATCHLEVEL bumped will need to be
> decided. Kris, could you make your proposal on this policy?
I'd prefer PORTREVISION as the variable name, and
${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}_${PORTREVISION}, not '-PORTREVISION' (to not
break existing tools)
Neil
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Neil Blakey-Milner
Sunesi Clinical Systems
nbm@mithrandr.moria.org
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