From owner-cvs-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 3 20:49:27 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D151106564A; Sun, 3 Apr 2011 20:49:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sahil@tandon.net) Received: from spartan.hamla.org (spartan.hamla.org [206.251.255.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 556C58FC1C; Sun, 3 Apr 2011 20:49:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by spartan.hamla.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB25A17160; Sun, 3 Apr 2011 16:49:26 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=tandon.net; h= user-agent:in-reply-to:content-disposition:content-type :content-type:mime-version:references:reply-to:message-id :subject:subject:from:from:date:date:received:received; s=aegis; t=1301863766; bh=7UwU3AQNxWa8PHmVS55++2P5a4tqUvz2YK3i0lEY9Oc=; b= lcixungJkfjvgVFpZ59WKmeYnnlj7ymmGcE7tcveB0YUxuWTvJmZ3AL9zX1ZlXQv UXPhXjFKtie2L/gXbZGHDC/2qFfIhAAqB8uGyK26OUgUiENaIqsnBcWLjLBggp3S JqTFiLTI350P5ahnrnMrvlSPJkG6TbBK6tuwpcAr8TA= X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV at spartan.hamla.org Received: from spartan.hamla.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (spartan.hamla.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10027) with LMTP id GJPVOXK48aOW; Sun, 3 Apr 2011 16:49:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic.hamla.org (cpe-69-201-179-80.nyc.res.rr.com [69.201.179.80]) by spartan.hamla.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D3C271713A; Sun, 3 Apr 2011 16:49:24 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 16:49:22 -0400 From: Sahil Tandon To: Doug Barton Message-ID: <20110403204922.GA81840@magic.hamla.org> References: <201104021205.p32C5Y8g082718@repoman.freebsd.org> <20110402155230.GA80090@magic.hamla.org> <4D978D14.406@FreeBSD.org> <20110403055703.GA81066@magic.hamla.org> <4D98DAF1.5080802@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4D98DAF1.5080802@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: Dirk Meyer , cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Sahil Tandon Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/graphics/netpbm Makefile X-BeenThere: cvs-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sahil Tandon List-Id: CVS commit messages for the ports tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:49:27 -0000 On Sun, 2011-04-03 at 13:39:13 -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > On 4/2/2011 10:57 PM, Sahil Tandon wrote: > >I share your rationale for the most part, but I am still unclear about > >what some might call an 'edge' case. > > It sounds to me like what you want are clear, bright lines that we > can form policy around. I wish you luck with that. :) That is not what I want, but I do not fault you for jumping to that reasonable conclusion. > Meanwhile, given the way that our ports and packages work bumping > PORTREVISION is a blunt tool, and has tradeoffs. IMO ports > committers need to have some firm guidelines for the common cases, > but also to use their discretion on the edges. That is all fine and well, but given the nature of these issues, threads similar to this one are unavoidable. People will always have questions about why in case X, a bump wasn't issued while it was in a strikingly similar case Y. And unless there is sufficient discussion of rationale in the commit logs, I think that is OK. It is not about bright lines or other metaphors, but rather just a desire to understand what motivated a bump in one circumstance but not another. -- Sahil Tandon