Port description is outdated Fix: I suggest this change: Regards, Marc--onHSu6G6QKMY0Ha7OdV6M9QT26v61XAomEf6i4DRcc1PxbV9 Content-Type: text/plain; name="file.diff" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="file.diff" Index: pkg-comment =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/mozilla/pkg-comment,v retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.6 pkg-comment --- pkg-comment 1999/06/26 19:06:20 1.6 +++ pkg-comment 2001/01/13 00:00:03 @@ -1 +1 @@ -The mozilla ver 0.0 communicator web-surfboard +The mozilla ver 0.7 communicator web-surfboard Index: pkg-descr =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/mozilla/pkg-descr,v retrieving revision 1.18 diff -u -r1.18 pkg-descr --- pkg-descr 1998/04/12 13:42:17 1.18 +++ pkg-descr 2001/01/13 00:29:45 @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ -This is the source code that Netscape released and will be used for -its next generation of browsers. It is intended for use by developers -and testers only. +This is version 0.7 of the Mozilla web browser, released by Mozilla.org + +It shares a large part of the code base with the Navigator 6 series +from Netscape. + +Please help testing and improving this important open source +project. + + +WWW: http://www.mozilla.org How-To-Repeat: Read pkg-comment, pkg-descr :)
On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 01:40:28AM +0100, van.woerkom@netcologne.de wrote: > Index: pkg-comment > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/mozilla/pkg-comment,v > retrieving revision 1.6 > diff -u -r1.6 pkg-comment > --- pkg-comment 1999/06/26 19:06:20 1.6 > +++ pkg-comment 2001/01/13 00:00:03 > @@ -1 +1 @@ > -The mozilla ver 0.0 communicator web-surfboard > +The mozilla ver 0.7 communicator web-surfboard > Index: pkg-descr > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/mozilla/pkg-descr,v > retrieving revision 1.18 > diff -u -r1.18 pkg-descr > --- pkg-descr 1998/04/12 13:42:17 1.18 > +++ pkg-descr 2001/01/13 00:29:45 > @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ > -This is the source code that Netscape released and will be used for > -its next generation of browsers. It is intended for use by developers > -and testers only. > +This is version 0.7 of the Mozilla web browser, released by Mozilla.org > + > +It shares a large part of the code base with the Navigator 6 series > +from Netscape. > + > +Please help testing and improving this important open source > +project. > + > + > +WWW: http://www.mozilla.org Version specific text in pkg-comment and pkg-descr is probably a bad idea, as it obsoletes itself every time a new version is released. Better to just write generic descriptions. -- Bill Fumerola - security yahoo / Yahoo! inc. - fumerola@yahoo-inc.com / billf@FreeBSD.org
On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 01:40:28AM +0100, van.woerkom@netcologne.de wrote: > -The mozilla ver 0.0 communicator web-surfboard > +The mozilla ver 0.7 communicator web-surfboard [...] > +This is version 0.7 of the Mozilla web browser, released by Mozilla.org Putting version numbers in pkg-* is a Very Bad Thing (tm). -- wca
Bill, Will - fast reply :-) > Version specific text in pkg-comment and pkg-descr is probably a bad idea, > as it obsoletes itself every time a new version is released. Better to just > write generic descriptions. Ok, how about this one? Index: pkg-comment =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/mozilla/pkg-comment,v retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.6 pkg-comment --- pkg-comment 1999/06/26 19:06:20 1.6 +++ pkg-comment 2001/01/13 01:22:23 @@ -1 +1 @@ -The mozilla ver 0.0 communicator web-surfboard +The Mozilla web-surfboard Index: pkg-descr =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/mozilla/pkg-descr,v retrieving revision 1.18 diff -u -r1.18 pkg-descr --- pkg-descr 1998/04/12 13:42:17 1.18 +++ pkg-descr 2001/01/13 01:25:15 @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ -This is the source code that Netscape released and will be used for -its next generation of browsers. It is intended for use by developers -and testers only. +This is the Mozilla web-surfboard, an early release by Mozilla.org + +It shares a large part of the code base together with the Navigator 6 +series from Netscape. + +Please help testing and improving this important open source +project. + + +WWW: http://www.mozilla.org I think it is important to stress that this is a) a release from Mozilla.org b) something strange between beta and regular release, but worth trying Regards, Marc
On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 02:30:05AM +0100, Marc van Woerkom wrote: > Bill, Will - fast reply :-) > > > Version specific text in pkg-comment and pkg-descr is probably a bad idea, > > as it obsoletes itself every time a new version is released. Better to just > > write generic descriptions. > > Ok, how about this one? Looks good to me. -- Bill Fumerola - security yahoo / Yahoo! inc. - fumerola@yahoo-inc.com / billf@FreeBSD.org
Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-ports->reg Over to maintainer; the second suggestion looks good to me, too, FWIW.
State Changed From-To: open->closed Thanks for the update. I'll commit this with the next round of fixes, although I think I'll have a go at rewording this also.