Subject: Re: How do I find out who is responsible for a package?
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 11/06/2000 10:28:26
On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Paul Hoffman wrote:

> It would be grand if there was an easy way someone could identify who 
> is the master of a package. This kind of info should be in the 
> README.html in a package's directory.

I agree this should be part of the README.html...

--- templates/README.pkg.orig   Mon Nov  6 10:05:54 2000
+++ templates/README.pkg        Mon Nov  6 10:25:02 2000
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 
 %%LICENSE%%
 
+<p>The package maintainer is
+<a href="mailto:%%MAINTAINER%%">%%MAINTAINER%%</a>.
+</p>
+
 <p>The package is located in the 
 "<A HREF=".">%%PORT%%</A>"
 directory.

--- mk/bsd.pkg.mk.orig  Mon Nov  6 10:07:58 2000
+++ mk/bsd.pkg.mk       Mon Nov  6 10:24:15 2000
@@ -2852,6 +2852,7 @@
                -e '/%%PKG%%/d'                                         \
                ${SED_LICENSE_EXPR}                                     \
                ${SED_HOMEPAGE_EXPR}                                    \
+               -e 's/%%MAINTAINER%%/${MAINTAINER}/g'                   \
                -e '/%%VULNERABILITIES%%/r $@.tmp5'                     \
                -e '/%%VULNERABILITIES%%/d'                             \
                -e '/%%VULDATE%%/r $@.tmp6'                             \


   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://www.reedmedia.net/