Subject: Re: difficulty from renaming packages, and how to deal
To: Greg Troxel <gdt@ir.bbn.com>
From: Thomas Klausner <wiz@NetBSD.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 09/22/2007 01:22:02
On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 01:15:26PM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
> So:
>
> Renamed devel/GConf2 to devel/GConf [wiz 2007-09-21]
>
> would become
>
> Renamed GConf2 devel/GConf2 to GConf devel/GConf [wiz 2007-09-21]
>
> with all fields being mandatory in all Renamed entries, and we'd fix up
> the past.
>
> Is this ok with everyone?
How about:
Renamed devel/GConf2 (GConf2) to devel/GConf (GConf) [wiz 2007-09-21]
where the () part is optional, i.e. not used when the PKGNAME doesn't
change?
Thomas