Subject: Re: bind2netbsd [was Re: CVS commit: basesrc]
To: Bernd Ernesti <netbsd@arresum.inka.de>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
List: source-changes
Date: 11/13/1999 23:18:33
Bernd Ernesti wrote:

> On Sat Nov 13 05:44:23 1999, Simon Burge wrote:
> > 
> > Bernd Ernesti wrote:
> > 
> > > Added Files:
> > > 
> > > 	basesrc/dist/bind: bind2netbsd
> > > 
> > > Log Message:
> > > 
> > > First version. This makes it easier to import a newer version of bind
> > > under basesrc/usr.sbin/bind.
> > 
> > Is there no way that we can just import bind8 into basesrc/dist/bind and
> > then use 'cvs rm ...', reachover makefiles and the like to do all the
> > work?  I thought the idea behind a dist subdirectory was to get rid of
> 
> Did you take a look at the script before you wrote this mail?

Yes, but I'll admit that I just gave it a brief glance - my thoughts at
the time were "this seems to be doing an awful lot".  After a second,
more-careful reading and actually running it, it does do less then it
appeared to at first glance.  Sorry for jumping the gun.

> > all the *2netbsd scripts - the two concepts seem to be the opposite of
> > each other.
> 
> We need to strip the $'s around the Id: and do some other small changes.

I'm not a CVS wizard - is there a way on import to say "don't touch
$Id$, but everything else is ok"?  FWIW, it expanded some of your
comment "$NetBSD$" which I don't think was the plan :)

Simon.