Re: PR/47769 CVS commit: pkgsrc/textproc/ispell-ro

[Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/47769; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: rodent%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
pkgsrc-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost,
        kre%munnari.OZ.AU@localhost
Subject: Re: PR/47769 CVS commit: pkgsrc/textproc/ispell-ro
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:34:30 +0200

 On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 07:55:02PM +0000, rodent%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR pkg/47769; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: rodent%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc: 
 > Subject: Re: PR/47769 CVS commit: pkgsrc/textproc/ispell-ro
 > Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:51:58 -0400
 > 
 >  On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 05:30:12PM +0000, Robert Elz wrote:
 >  >  
 >  >  I don't think that was the right solution - the DIST_SUBDIR was there
 >  >  (I believe) because the distfile has no version info in its name.
 >  
 >  Hmm, no. DIST_SUBDIR was added, because the distfile changed and was not
 >  versioned. That is the function of DIST_SUBDIR.
 
 I think you can say it's one of the functions of DIST_SUBDIR, but it
 would be a stretch to say it was "the" function.
 
 I don't think that just killing the DIST_SUBDIR definition is the
 right thing to do, though :-(
 
 Regards,
 Alistair