Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:36:58 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Cc: dougb@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/libvanessa_adt Makefile pkg-plist ports/devel/libvanessa_adt/files patch-ltmain.sh Message-ID: <20040323233658.GA38589@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <40608C18.60103@dougbarton.net> References: <200403231608.i2NG8XmM046696@repoman.freebsd.org> <40608C18.60103@dougbarton.net>
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--J/dobhs11T7y2rNN Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 11:12:24AM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > I object to both of the stated purposes for this commit. First, it's > been discussed to death that 1. .la files sometimes serve a useful > purpose, and 2. deleting them does not serve a useful purpose. No, that's a matter of opinion that is controversial, and the only rule is "don't remove them if they're actually used by something". > Second, > if a user has the port installed already, a bumped PORTREVISION would > suggest to them that there is some benefit in deleting the existing port > and reinstalling. Here that is clearly not the case. This part is correct. Kris --J/dobhs11T7y2rNN Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAYMoZWry0BWjoQKURAkGpAKC513yh+M091EtC55hPHodt3R3DywCg0GSJ 7UkFu85gjl7+ef2A4dISvQ8= =c3D0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --J/dobhs11T7y2rNN--
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