Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 14:12:36 -0700 From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM> Cc: Thomas Seck <tmseck-lists@netcologne.de>, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Package system flaws? Message-ID: <3D31E944.A8E523E6@FreeBSD.org> References: <3D27A296.D58FB4B4@softweyr.com> <p05111745b94e9452f3b3@[128.113.24.47]> <p05111700b953ed16c118@[128.113.24.47]> <p05111701b953f38542f8@[128.113.24.47]> <20020712121427.GD3678@lummux.tchpc.tcd.ie> <20020712144854.GA756@laurel.tmseck.homedns.org> <20020713054141.A26277@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <20020713011750.GA755@laurel.tmseck.homedns.org> <20020714042237.GD931@lizzy.catnook.com> <20020714042623.GB95460@squall.waterspout.com> <20020714095939.GA588@laurel.tmseck.homedns.org> <200207141333.g6EDXj0L031673@whizzo.transsys.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
"Louis A. Mamakos" wrote:
> If you've decided to install optional software on your system using
> the ports mechanism, then it doesn't seem too extreme a requirement
> that you install a port or package to maintain your ports/packages.
I think this is an excellent point. My only concern is that as we move
to an increasingly modularized system, we want the tools that manage
that system to be production quality, whether they are in the base, or
not. Therefore, I think it would be reasonable to echo the request that
someone implement the functionality of portupgrade in the pkg_ tools.
Personally, I've never seen what was so difficult about managing package
updates, but then again, I'm not overly concerned about updating the
dependency lists when I do it by hand.
Doug
--
"We have known freedom's price. We have shown freedom's power.
And in this great conflict, ... we will see freedom's victory."
- George W. Bush, President of the United States
State of the Union, January 28, 2002
Do YOU Yahoo!?
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?3D31E944.A8E523E6>