Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:01:49 -0700 From: dannyman <dannyman@toldme.com> To: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Porter's Handbook ambiguity Message-ID: <20010611180149.A96271@toldme.com> In-Reply-To: <20010612005343.B972F3E0B@bazooka.unixfreak.org>; from dima@unixfreak.org on Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 05:53:43PM -0700 References: <20010611174736.D95102@tellme.com> <20010612005343.B972F3E0B@bazooka.unixfreak.org>
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On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 05:53:43PM -0700, Dima Dorfman wrote: > Danny Howard <dannyman@tellme.com> writes: > > Please use portlint to see if your port conforms to our guidelines. The > > portlint program is part of the ports collection. In particular, you may > > want to check if the Makefile is in the right shape and the package is > > named appropriately. > > > > Okay, but where is portlint? How do I use it? [...] > "Part of the ports collection" means it's a port. > > dima@bazooka% make search name=portlint > Port: portlint-2.3.2 > Path: /usr/ports/devel/portlint [...] Perhaps this section ought to be reworded. Something like: "Please use the portlint port (devel/portlint) to see if your port conforms to our guidelines. "Part of the ports collection" is easily misinterpreted, or at least it was in my case. Should I send-pr something? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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