files/patch-* pathname separators (was Re: cvs commit: ports/games Makefile ...)

Wed Apr 21 07:59:03 PDT 2004

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:43:05 +0000
Eivind Eklund <eivind at FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> > Good idea.  Please suggest some evil-less chars (like `+') for
> > separators, and (*begging*) discourage porters from using ``patch-xx''
> > scheme, and commit your patch!
> 
> New patch suggestion:

>  	  are patched, such as <filename>patch-Imakefile</filename> or
> -	  <filename>patch-src-config.h</filename>.  These files should
> +	  <filename>patch-src+config.h</filename>.  These filenames are

'+' is used in URLs to encode a space. Someone who wants to provide
patch downloads via http may not like this, as he has to escape the '+'.

Nobody suggested ',' or '§' yet...

It's a can of worms,
Alexander.

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