Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 20:15:08 -0700 From: Ade Lovett <ade@freebsd.org> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: gnome@freebsd.org, Ade Lovett <ade@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: USE_BDB=41 and evolution / evolution-exchange Message-ID: <2A5EF999-0889-405B-8FF5-49961A99EBC7@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <1210362395.74326.31.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> References: <2AEE026C-3528-457C-9D2B-5BF275126F25@FreeBSD.org> <1210362395.74326.31.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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On May 9, 2008, at 12:46 , Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > There is an issue about compatibility. That is, if one starts using > 4.1, then moves to 4.4, the underlying database may not work > properly as > no conversion steps are taken. Historically, e-d-s always used 3.x > (and > internal copy). But we found we could move to 4.1, and link > dynamically. If we were to relax the DB dependency, we would need > confirmation that we can move from 4.1 to 4.4 safely. How about a compromise? Change it to USE_BDB?=41+ and have a pre-everything target that looks at the computed BDB_VER, and pops up a "you might hose yourself" message if it's something other than 41? I understand the backwards-compat issues, but it seems a little odd to have a specific BDB dependency for this when most other BDB-using ports can at least have the option to try alternatives. -aDe
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