cvs commit: ports/devel/linux-kmod-compat Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist

[Kris Kennaway]

On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 12:56:19PM -0800, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 03:31:51PM -0500, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 06:08:20PM +0000, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
> > > luigi       2007-02-02 18:08:20 UTC
> > > 
> > >   FreeBSD ports repository
> > > 
> > >   Added files:
> > >     devel/linux-kmod-compat Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist 
> > >   Log:
> > >   Add new port for linux-kmod-compat - emulation layer to build
> > >   linux device drivers as FreeBSD kld modules. Details at
> > >   
> > >           http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/FreeBSD/linux_bsd_kld.html
> > >   
> > >   Two ports for webcam drivers that use this package are coming in
> > >   a matter of minutes.
> > >   
> > >   NOTES:
> > >   + This is only for 6.x and 7.x, no support planned for earlier versions.
> > >   + At the moment only i386 but have patches for 64-bit architectures
> > >     that should be committed soon.
> > >   + This port installs a file in /usr/share/mk . After some discussion
> > >     on the ports list this seems, to be the most reasonable thing to do.
> > >     portlint complains about it.
> > 
> > By "discussion" you apparently mean "I said how I want to do it, then
> > did it even after I was told to do it differently".
> 
> i posted the plan to the list explaining why your suggestion did
> not work. I did not see a reply so assumed you agreed.

As you should know after many years working in FreeBSD, waiting < 24
hours for a response does not constitute silent acceptance.

Especially after someone has already disagreed with earlier versions
of your proposal and you haven't fully accepted their criticisms.

> > >   infrastructure) than writing the linux emulation code. If some of
> > >   the ports guru wants to help cleaning up mistakes that i may have
> > >   made, i''l be grateful (but please don't set up a static pkg-plist,
> > >   for the reasons above).
> > 
> > FYI, it's your own responsibility to clean up your mistakes (including
> > the one above).  Yes, I will hold you to this.
> 
> I was asking for help, not purely delegating. So please tell me
> whether you are objecting to the location of the .mk file,
> or the content of pkg-plist or both.

Both.  As it stands your port violates several long-standing rules for
the ports collection, so it cannot be considered complete or ready.

Kris