Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:20:16 -0600 From: linimon@lonesome.com (Mark Linimon) To: Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> Cc: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>, FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Suggested improvements for ports Message-ID: <20080111182015.GA1823@soaustin.net> In-Reply-To: <4787AA13.1040403@madpilot.net> References: <ED8842DFA28376008F3CA3A4@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <790a9fff0801110834s532a7282lf63061ad2b73acf5@mail.gmail.com> <C5131A30CA17872122E4A5A3@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <4787AA13.1040403@madpilot.net>
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On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 06:40:35PM +0100, Guido Falsi wrote: > I think that too much formalization in the porting rules would harm the > system. That seems to have been the community consensus in the past. Nevertheless, the PH could use some improvement. Most of what I've tried to put in there is "here's what we recommend as the preferred practice". There's not much "you can't do this" -- most of that deals with things that e.g. break INDEX or otherwise wreak havoc. mcl
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