cvs commit: ports MOVED

[Kris Kennaway]

On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 09:07:54AM +0300, Sergei Kolobov wrote:
> On 2003-12-16 at 18:28 -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 01:27:22PM -0800, Sergei Kolobov wrote:
> > > sergei      2003/12/16 13:27:22 PST
> > > 
> > >   FreeBSD ports repository
> > > 
> > >   Modified files:
> > >     .                    MOVED 
> > >   Log:
> > >   - Document renaming mail/mailscanner to mail/MailScanner
> > 
> > This seems to contravene the port naming style rules in the porter's
> > handbook.
> 
> I have mixed feelings about this myself, however:
> - the software refers to itself as "MailScanner", in Perl module name,
>   all paths and filenames
> - I suggested to the maintainer that PORTNAME should be changed to
>   MailScanner, in order to make the paths and names consistent with the
>   software's own naming scheme
> - Now, when the PORTNAME has changed, it would be inconsistent, IMHO,
>   to have PORTNAME=MailScanner and the directory mail/mailscanner.
> 
> Thus the request for repo-copy.
> 
> Having said that, if the consensus is against this change, I will back
> it out.

The Porter's Handbook is pretty clear about this, IMO.

Kris
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