Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 01:01:32 -0700 From: Yuri <yuri@freebsd.org> To: Mathieu Arnold <mat@freebsd.org> Cc: ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r474820 - in head/graphics: . diff-pdf Message-ID: <3c179067-66b9-e788-9844-d61d0225ddb3@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20180718072531.kauobgwo5xidvv5j@atuin.in.mat.cc> References: <201807171752.w6HHqPGY086343@repo.freebsd.org> <20180717205936.vknaxlrewnjv5rsc@atuin.in.mat.cc> <98365d7c-b252-f0b6-77ee-fe7e37474e33@freebsd.org> <20180718072531.kauobgwo5xidvv5j@atuin.in.mat.cc>
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On 07/18/18 00:25, Mathieu Arnold wrote: > That is a reason, a bad one maybe. Certainly not a good one. Why did > not you consult with the maintainer before updating the port he created? > How can you be sure he aggres with it? He most likely just didn't notice that the newer commits exist. It only makes sense to keep the 5 year old version and ignore the later commits when the project is left stable. But I don't know this. Commit comments indicate that these are particular fixes and it seems reasonable to include them. I also doubt that the submitter has a better knowledge of the project history, he ≠ upstream. Yuri
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