Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 23:48:27 +1100 From: Kubilay Kocak <koobs.freebsd@gmail.com> To: Mathias Monnerville <mathias@monnerville.com>, zeising@FreeBSD.org Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: ctags-5.8 Message-ID: <5272519B.4040601@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAA91HYuFG_0u_6H8zBLqrypBq2T_mQ=etmNJusGp7Hu8wn1GmQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAA91HYuFG_0u_6H8zBLqrypBq2T_mQ=etmNJusGp7Hu8wn1GmQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 31/10/2013 11:29 PM, Mathias Monnerville wrote: > Hello, > > I know ctags 5.8 is the latest upstream stable version, but I'm aware of > some nice patches and fixes labelled as ctags-5.9 in many GNU/Linux > distros. For example, Debian > chips a ctags-5.9~svn20110310 with the following changes (from > /usr/share/doc/exuberant-ctags/changelog.Debian.gz): > > exuberant-ctags (1:5.9~svn20110310-2) unstable; urgency=low > > * Add Go support, from a patch by Alexey Marinichev (closes: #634166). > > exuberant-ctags (1:5.9~svn20110310-1) unstable; urgency=low > > * New upstream release snapshot (thanks, Daniel Hahler; LP: #732860). > - Fix crash with comments inside strings in OCaml (LP: #554898). > * Drop accepted patches: > - debian/patches/make-match-loop.patch > - debian/patches/php-ignore-keywords-in-comments.patch > * For Python, disable -i so imports are not tagged by default (thanks, > Barry Warsaw; LP: #618979). > * Upstream uses AC_SYS_LARGEFILE now, so drop explicit > -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 in debian/rules. > * Fix infinite loop parsing vim commands, when a non-alphanumeric > character other than whitespace or '-' is found before the first > alphanumeric character after 'command' (LP: #736367). > > > It could be nice to also have Golang support in ctags on FreeBSD. > > I would be glad to open a PR for a new devel/ctags-devel port that I would > maintain. > > What do you think about it? > > Kind regards, > Mathias > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Hi Mathias, Positives: - Brings us closer to user-expectation parity - More user choice & additional feature support - You have put your hand up to contribute & maintain it (awesome!) On naming: - -devel may sound/seem like its more official than it is. What is the package name in other OS's and how is it maintained? Do they have 'one' ctags that just adds & rolls up the patches or two? Also, are there any downsides to this patch set from a user or POLA point of view? The answer this may help you determine what course of action to take Koobs
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