Re: git: 09f340011fb3 - main - math/armadillo: Use USES=pathfix

From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:48:48 UTC
On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 07:15:45PM +0000, jbo@insane.engineer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I noticed the change from DISTVERSION to PORTVERSION and was wondering
> if this is an unintentional change as it's not mentioned in the commit
> message and per my understanding the porters handbook suggests to use
> PORTVERSION only in specific scenarios.

For simple cases it is largely a matter of personal preference.  Many
of us old farts prefer PORTVERSION because it's been in use for so long
and IMHO makes more sense when reading the Makefile.  What I dislike,
however, is the gratuitous change (in either direction) when the actual
version remains the same because it pessimizes blaming.

./danfe