GNU packages and gettext

[Oliver Eikemeier]

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.