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 inspir

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 inspir

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 sm

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

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 e

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 > > generate

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 pac

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

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

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 rena

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 sm

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

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 e

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 > > generate

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 pac

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

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

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 rena

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

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