On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 10:31:20PM -0400, Alan Corey wrote:
> > Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 19:47:45 -0400
> > From: James Turner <ja...@calminferno.net>
> > To: ports@openbsd.org
> > Subject: new: backdir-20135056
> > Message-ID: <20130510234745.gc22...@soekris.calminferno.net>
> >
> > Attached is a new port for backdir a simple tool that backs up normal
> > files in the current directory to a backups folder. Think of it as a
> > poor mans vcs. Tested on amd64 and loongson. oks?
> >
> > Information for inst:backdir-20135056
> >
> > Comment:
> > backs up files in a directory
> >
> > Description:
> > Backdir is a simple tool that backs up every normal, non-executable file
> > in the current directory to a subdirectory named "backups", creating the
> > directory if it doesn't already exist. It uses the files last modified
> > date and time as part of the filename. If a file hasn't been changed
> > since the last time backdir was ran the file will be skipped.
> >
> > Maintainer: James Turner <ja...@calminferno.net>
> >
> > WWW: http://ab1jx.webs.com/calcs/backdir/index.html
> >
> > --
> > James Turner
> >
> >
> > [Attachment of type application/x-tar removed.]
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 10:32:32 +0100
> > From: Stuart Henderson <st...@openbsd.org>
> > To: James Turner <ja...@calminferno.net>
> > Cc: ports@openbsd.org
> > Subject: Re: new: backdir-20135056
> > Message-ID: <20130511093232.gg28...@symphytum.spacehopper.org>
> >
> > On 2013/05/10 19:47, James Turner wrote:
> >> Attached is a new port for backdir a simple tool that backs up normal
> >> files in the current directory to a backups folder. Think of it as a
> >> poor mans vcs. Tested on amd64 and loongson. oks?
> >>
> >> Information for inst:backdir-20135056
> >
> > s/20135056/20130506/
> >
> > Should honour CC as well as CFLAGS, and no need for the
> > INSTALL_PROGRAM_DIR, rest looks good (this could really do
> > with a manpage though).
> >
> 
> I'll set about writing a manpage, thanks for the testing.
> 
> I have a newer version (of the tarball) dated May 9 that I'll get
> uploaded tonight.  It attempts to address the *.tar.gz naming
> situation by looking for .tar. first and making a special case of it,
> otherwise it does strchr() and looks for the last period.  It puts the
> date and time wherever the first non-null pointer is, otherwise at the
> end.
> 
> I don't know if it's a name conflict, but I'd prefer to call the
> actual executable file just bd.  The port name is fine, but part of
> the object is to have it quick and easy to use.  3 keystrokes and it's
> done.  Kind of like netcat goes as nc.
> 
> I pirated a real copyright message and stuck that in too.
> 
> The latest tarball is at
> http://ab1jx.webs.com/calcs/backdir/backdir20130609.tar.gz
> 
>   Alan
> -- 
> Credit is the root of all evil.  - AB1JX
> 

bd it is. Also, should that tarball be 20130509 not 06?

-- 
James Turner

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