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Re: Log messages in doc/CHANGES



Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost> writes:

> On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 11:00:17PM +0100, Roland Illig wrote:
>> Also, what's the difference between "Renamed" and "Moved"?
>> Do we need both?
>
> Renamed should be used when the PKGNAME changes (usually happens with
> a directory rename/re-import).
>
> Moved should be used when only the directory name changes
> (i.e. gtk-sharp was moved from x11/gtk-sharp2 to x11/gtksharp, but the
> PKGNAME stayed the same).
>
> IMO they describe different things. I'll let others comment on any
> tools that could use this.

Sounds directed at me :-) Those situations sound different, and pkg_rr
needs to be taught to do the right thing.  But what it needs is
consistent encoding, and the details don't matter.

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