Subject: Re: pkgsrc 'TODO' list
To: Alistair Crooks <agc@pkgsrc.org>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 05/03/2001 20:28:01
	I've dropped an initial TODO file in...

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On Tue, 1 May 2001, David Brownlee wrote:

> 	pkg-TODO could be thought of as 'pkg-CHANGES that have yet to take
> 	place'.
>
> 	Both locations work for different reasons, I do not see
> 	significant technical merit fo rone vs the other, so I'll go
> 	with the core members vote :)
>
> 	pkgsrc/TODO it is - does someone want to take one of their
> 	exiting lists and commit it to start things rolling?
>
> 		David/absolute		-- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --
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> On Tue, 1 May 2001, Alistair Crooks wrote:
>
> > I dislike the way that pkg-CHANGES is divorced from the pkgsrc-changes
> > mailing list, but see no way of curing that, short of moving it to the
> > main pkgsrc tree. I really don't want to go there.
> >
> > I'm not sure what you'd gain from the close proximity of the pkg-CHANGES
> > and pkg-TODO files.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Alistair
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 05:43:08PM +0100, David Brownlee wrote:
> > > 	Here is where I do an 'about face'.
> > >
> > > 	I think pkg-TODO should probably go in the same location as
> > > 	pkg-CHANGES. I'd actually prefer them both in a subdir of
> > > 	pkgsrc, but I can understand them 'doc' making more sense.
> > >
> > > 	Aside: I wonder how many more kernel CHANGES entries we would get
> > > 	if we had a file in syssrc for them...
> > >
> > > 		David/absolute		-- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 30 Apr 2001, David Brownlee wrote:
> > >
> > > > 	Does anyone have any objections to adding one - it could include
> > > > 	a list of packages, urls, and submittors, and a second section
> > > > 	for suggested pkgsrc enhancements.
> > > >
> > > > 	If its OK to add, where should it live?
> > > >
> > > > 	pkgsrc/TODO		Obvious
> > > > 	pkgsrc/mk/TODO		Clutters the top level less
> > > > 	doc/pkg-TODO		More awkward to update
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 		David/absolute		abs@formula1.com
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