Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-28 Thread Brian Nelson
Jay Berkenbilt [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 08:13:32PM +0200, Thomas Viehmann wrote: So: I suggest you submit it for addition to renameutils. As a side effect, renameutils and your package get a comaintainer. Hmmm. Maybe you should see if the renameutils

withdrawing RFS for patmv (was RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool)

2004-04-28 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
Tiny packages are generally frowned upon in Debian since they unnecessarily bloat the Packages file. So, small scripts like yours tend to be collected into a single package with other related scripts. If everyone packaged their pet scripts into separate packages, the already very

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-28 Thread Brian Nelson
Jay Berkenbilt [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 08:13:32PM +0200, Thomas Viehmann wrote: So: I suggest you submit it for addition to renameutils. As a side effect, renameutils and your package get a comaintainer. Hmmm. Maybe you should see if the renameutils

withdrawing RFS for patmv (was RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool)

2004-04-28 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
Tiny packages are generally frowned upon in Debian since they unnecessarily bloat the Packages file. So, small scripts like yours tend to be collected into a single package with other related scripts. If everyone packaged their pet scripts into separate packages, the already very

RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
I'd like to request a sponsor for my patmv package. patmv is a Perl script that can be used to do bulk renames on files based on a Perl expression (pattern). I've been using this script for about 10 years, and it has a small following among current and former co-workers. The idea was inspired

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Adam Kessel
On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 11:17:17AM -0400, Jay Berkenbilt wrote: I'd like to request a sponsor for my patmv package. patmv is a Perl script that can be used to do bulk renames on files based on a Perl expression (pattern). I've been using this script for about 10 years, and it has a small

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
I'd like to request a sponsor for my patmv package. patmv is a Perl script that can be used to do bulk renames on files based on a Perl expression (pattern). I've been using this script for about 10 years, and it has a small following among current and former co-workers.

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Adam Kessel
On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 12:00:58PM -0400, Jay Berkenbilt wrote: There are several differences, though: patmv has logic to handle recursive renames in an intelligent way and has options for manipulating the whole path or the last component as an option. In my opinion, it also handles file

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
There are several differences, though: patmv has logic to handle recursive renames in an intelligent way and has options for manipulating the whole path or the last component as an option. In my opinion, it also handles file existence cases more robustly and generates more

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Hi. Jay Berkenbilt wrote: Although I failed to mention this in my initial post, the thing that pushed me over the edge and made me decide to submit this package for sponsorship was the recent inclusion of the renameutils package, which I learned about in the Debian Weekly News[1] new package

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
Jay Berkenbilt wrote: Although I failed to mention this in my initial post, the thing that pushed me over the edge and made me decide to submit this package for sponsorship was the recent inclusion of the renameutils package, which I learned about in the Debian Weekly News[1]

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Adam Kessel
On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 08:13:32PM +0200, Thomas Viehmann wrote: So: I suggest you submit it for addition to renameutils. As a side effect, renameutils and your package get a comaintainer. Hmmm. Maybe you should see if the renameutils maintainer is willing/interested in including it first; if

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 08:13:32PM +0200, Thomas Viehmann wrote: So: I suggest you submit it for addition to renameutils. As a side effect, renameutils and your package get a comaintainer. Hmmm. Maybe you should see if the renameutils maintainer is willing/interested in

RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
I'd like to request a sponsor for my patmv package. patmv is a Perl script that can be used to do bulk renames on files based on a Perl expression (pattern). I've been using this script for about 10 years, and it has a small following among current and former co-workers. The idea was inspired

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Adam Kessel
On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 11:17:17AM -0400, Jay Berkenbilt wrote: I'd like to request a sponsor for my patmv package. patmv is a Perl script that can be used to do bulk renames on files based on a Perl expression (pattern). I've been using this script for about 10 years, and it has a small

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
I'd like to request a sponsor for my patmv package. patmv is a Perl script that can be used to do bulk renames on files based on a Perl expression (pattern). I've been using this script for about 10 years, and it has a small following among current and former co-workers.

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Adam Kessel
On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 12:00:58PM -0400, Jay Berkenbilt wrote: There are several differences, though: patmv has logic to handle recursive renames in an intelligent way and has options for manipulating the whole path or the last component as an option. In my opinion, it also handles file

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
There are several differences, though: patmv has logic to handle recursive renames in an intelligent way and has options for manipulating the whole path or the last component as an option. In my opinion, it also handles file existence cases more robustly and generates more

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Hi. Jay Berkenbilt wrote: Although I failed to mention this in my initial post, the thing that pushed me over the edge and made me decide to submit this package for sponsorship was the recent inclusion of the renameutils package, which I learned about in the Debian Weekly News[1] new package

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
Jay Berkenbilt wrote: Although I failed to mention this in my initial post, the thing that pushed me over the edge and made me decide to submit this package for sponsorship was the recent inclusion of the renameutils package, which I learned about in the Debian Weekly News[1]

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Adam Kessel
On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 08:13:32PM +0200, Thomas Viehmann wrote: So: I suggest you submit it for addition to renameutils. As a side effect, renameutils and your package get a comaintainer. Hmmm. Maybe you should see if the renameutils maintainer is willing/interested in including it first; if

Re: RFS: patmv -- a bulk renaming tool

2004-04-26 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 08:13:32PM +0200, Thomas Viehmann wrote: So: I suggest you submit it for addition to renameutils. As a side effect, renameutils and your package get a comaintainer. Hmmm. Maybe you should see if the renameutils maintainer is willing/interested in