GNU packages and gettext

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 21:39, Oliver Eikemeier wrote:
> Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 21:17, Oliver Eikemeier wrote:
> > 
> >>Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 20:53, Oliver Eikemeier wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Simon Barner wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>I have two approaches in mind how one could tackle this problem at its
> >>>>>root:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>[...]
> >>>>>
> >>>>>2. Modify portlint such that it reports an error when either
> >>>>>`charset.alias' or `locale.alias' are in the pkg-plist.
> >>>>
> >>>><advertisement> perhaps the portconflitcs tool will help? </advertisement>
> >>>
> >>>Have you send-pr'd this?  It can be added to /usr/ports/Tools.
> >>
> >>Currently in a closed alpha:
> >>  http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2003-October/005712.html
> >>
> >>I will check it in sometime after 4.9R :) probably to devel/portconflits.
> > 
> > I was thinking it might make a nice simple addition to our Tools
> > directory...but a port will do, too, I guess.
> 
> It is designed as a complementary tool to portlint, therefore the advertisement.
> Portlint checks the style of the port before installing, portconflicts the
> packing list afterwards. First I though of making something like Bill Fenners
> portsurvey(TM), but I think it might be useful for new ports too. I can still
> send out email reminders, if this is A Good Thing. Where doe you think it would
> have its place in the Tools directory? To be honest, I use none of the nifty
> little snippets there.

If it's going to be like portlint, a port would be fine.  As for useful
Tools, I find plist invaluable.

Joe

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