files/patch-* pathname separators

[Dag-Erling Smørgrav]

Eivind Eklund <eivind at FreeBSD.org> writes:
> I also tend to like the ::-convention, as it is the same separator as
> used in various programming languages (Ruby, Perl, C++, etc) and thus
> already is in the "separator" slot in my mind.  However, in private mail
> David referred to a previous discussion that he said had resulted in a
> decision against it.  Is there anybody out there that agree with David
> in this?

All previous discussions of which I am aware ended with ports people
saying "this is how we do things" and David objecting strenuously.  If
David thinks otherwise, he should provide relevant references to
archived threads.  Or he could just save us all (and himself) a lot of
grief, stop worrying, and learn to love the bomb.

DES
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