Subject: Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkglint/files
To: Alistair Crooks <agc@pkgsrc.org>
From: Roland Illig <rillig@NetBSD.org>
List: pkgsrc-changes
Date: 04/18/2006 14:32:26
Alistair Crooks wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 12:35:18AM +0000, Roland Illig wrote:
>
>>Module Name: pkgsrc
>>Committed By: rillig
>>Date: Tue Apr 18 00:35:18 UTC 2006
>>
>>Modified Files:
>> pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkglint/files: pkglint.pl
>>
>>Log Message:
>>Files called "manual-*" in the patches directory are not checked at all.
>
>
> What's special about a file pattern of "manual-*"?
>
> Does it relate to a manual page, or manual application of a patch? (I
> think I can guess, but I don't see the logic behind this).
>
> Why should these be treated differently from any other files in there?
Joerg has started to create some files called "manual-*" in the patches/
directory. After that he has asked me to add this special rule, and I
did so without thinking further.
Maybe a better solution is to keep those files in the files/ directory
instead of patches/. Joerg?
Roland