* Antoine Jacoutot wrote: > On Fri, 14 Nov 2008, Stuart Henderson wrote: > > > CVSROOT: /cvs > > Module name: ports > > Changes by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2008/11/14 15:09:46 > > > > Modified files: > > games/neverball: Makefile distinfo > > games/neverball/patches: patch-Makefile > > Added files: > > games/neverball/pkg: DESCR-data DESCR-main PLIST-data PLIST-main > > Removed files: > > games/neverball/patches: patch-share_sync_c > > games/neverball/pkg: DESCR PLIST > > > > Log message: > > update to a newer snapshot, and split the package into programs and > > data files. from maintainer Antti Harri. > > Just for the record, I'm opposed to this change. > > I already discussed it with sthen@, so I won't make a big deal out of > it. I understand the argument about not having to download a ~=50M pkg > when you can only download a 250K pkg but I do not like the splitting of > dependent packages (i.e -main depending on -data as opposed for e.g. > -docs subpackages in other ports which are optionnal to install). > > This is the Debian packaging way, some may like it, I don't. If we were > to provide -data subpackages for all things that take significant space > but do not change when a package get a wantlib bump, it would be hell > (icons, includes,...). > > I just needed to express my point of view. That said, I can leave with > it... ;-)
But if you want to use the program, you need tha data files, right? > > -- > Antoine > -- Marc Balmer, Micro Systems, Wiesendamm 2a, Postfach, CH-4019 Basel, Switzerland http://www.msys.ch/ http://www.vnode.ch/ "In God we trust, in C we code."
