Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 15:36:06 -0500 (EST) From: Tim Kellers <timothyk@serv1.wallnet.com> To: Massimiliano Stucchi <willythemax@yahoo.it> Cc: Andrew J Caines <A.J.Caines@halplant.com>, Pat Wendorf <beholder@unios.dhs.org>, Nuno Teixeira <nunotex@pt-quorum.com>, <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Portupgrade Utility Message-ID: <20020112153422.F14288-100000@serv1.wallnet.com> In-Reply-To: <000701c19ba7$c1c01800$0300a8c0@max>
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Because ports themselves are an option in the base system, if one doesn't want to install ports or the system sources (why anyone wouldn't want them is another subject), you don't need cvsup. Tim Kellers CPE/NJIT On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Massimiliano Stucchi wrote: > Anyway, if not portupgrade, why not include cvsup in the base system, as I > think we're talking about a really necessary utility ? > > Massimiliano Stucchi > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew J Caines" <A.J.Caines@halplant.com> > To: "Pat Wendorf" <beholder@unios.dhs.org> > Cc: "Nuno Teixeira" <nunotex@pt-quorum.com>; <stable@FreeBSD.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 9:16 PM > Subject: Re: Portupgrade Utility > > > > Pat, > > > > > Anyone thought of re-coding it in perl? I know little about either > > > language, so I applogize if this sounds stupid. > > > > While the dependencies would be a big issue affecting consideration of > > making a tool part of the base system, in this case we are talking about a > > tool for the ports system only. > > > > It would make little sense to put it in the base system even if it had no > > dependencies. > > > > > > -Andrew- > > -- > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > | -Andrew J. Caines- Unix Systems Engineer A.J.Caines@halplant.com | > > | "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary | > > | safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 | > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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