Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:57:20 +0100 From: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> To: obrien@FreeBSD.org Cc: ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/libvanessa_adt Makefile pkg-plist ports/devel/libvanessa_adt/files patch-ltmain.sh Message-ID: <1080147439.51026.15.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> In-Reply-To: <20040324165038.GB3323@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <200403231608.i2NG8XmM046696@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040324165038.GB3323@dragon.nuxi.com>
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V st, 24. 03. 2004 v 17:50, David O'Brien píše:
> > > clement 2004/03/23 08:08:33 PST
> > > FreeBSD ports repository
> > > Modified files:
> > > devel/libvanessa_adt Makefile pkg-plist
> > > Added files:
> > > devel/libvanessa_adt/files patch-ltmain.sh
> > > Log:
> > > - kill .la files
> > > - bump PORTREVISION
> ...
> > I object to both of the stated purposes for this commit. First, it's
> > been discussed to death that 1. .la files sometimes serve a useful
> > purpose, and 2. deleting them does not serve a useful purpose. Second,
> > if a user has the port installed already, a bumped PORTREVISION would
> > suggest to them that there is some benefit in deleting the existing port
> > and reinstalling. Here that is clearly not the case.
>
> Agreed WRT bumping PORTREVISION. Why does it seem almost all ports
> committers today think PORTREVISION must be bumped with ever single
> commit?? This does nothing but cause unnecessary great churn when using
> pkg_version and portupgrade.
PORTREVISION should be raised when there's a change (even minor) in the
package. Axing a file from plist is a good reason for PORTREVISION
raise.
--
Pav Lucistnik <pav@oook.cz>
<pav@FreeBSD.org>
Shop at the Mobius Strip Mall: Always on the same side of the street!
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