[MacPorts] #23280: base should auto-create share/doc/${name} and share/examples/${name} in destroot

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#23280: base should auto-create share/doc/${name} and share/examples/${name} in
destroot
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  Reporter:  ryandesign@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:  MacPorts Future
 Component:  base          |    Version:  1.8.2
Resolution:  wontfix       |   Keywords:
      Port:                |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 Let's not do this.

 The thought at the time was that it would be easier for a portfile author
 to copy files into ${prefix}/share/doc/${name} if the portfile author
 didn't first have to create the directory. However, it's just about as
 likely that there already exists a documentation directory in the source
 archive that the portfile author would like to just copy to
 ${prefix}/share/doc/${name}, and if MacPorts base had already created a
 directory of the same name, then the portfile author would have to delete
 it first to avoid a conflict.

 As for ${prefix}/share/examples/${name}, we
 [https://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-
 dev/2013-October/024727.html decided] that we would prefer examples go in
 ${prefix}/share/doc/${name}/examples, and for the same reason as above,
 MacPorts base should not pre-create it. The python portgroup does pre-
 create it, and we should change it so it doesn't do that anymore. See
 #47687.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/23280#comment:2>
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