Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 22:25:58 -0500 From: Andrew Berg <aberg010@my.hennepintech.edu> To: Michelle Sullivan <michelle@sorbs.net> Cc: pkg@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Current <current@freebsd.org>, stable@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org, "Sam Fourman Jr." <sfourman@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [HEADSUP] pkg(8) is now the only package management tool Message-ID: <540538C6.8050505@my.hennepintech.edu> In-Reply-To: <540534D3.603@sorbs.net> References: <20140901195520.GB77917@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <54050D07.4010404@sorbs.net> <CAOFF%2BZ1MOr9-rYbwHYWqBKjMvRPwUnew4jThEoJ_WkoTmwyNsQ@mail.gmail.com> <540522A3.9050506@sorbs.net> <54052891.5000104@my.hennepintech.edu> <54052B1D.3040607@sorbs.net> <54053363.2030606@my.hennepintech.edu> <540534D3.603@sorbs.net>
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On 2014.09.01 22:09, Michelle Sullivan wrote: > That's my point - there was a patch waiting to submit that knowingly > broke pkg_install at midnight on the day after the EOL... the EOL > shouldn't be an EOL - because it was really a 'portsnap after this date > before you upgrade and you're screwed it won't work any more at all...' As Peter outlined, this EOL was announced long ago, and it was mentioned at least once that it was to allow breaking changes. There really would be no reason to drop support for it in the ports tree if there were no plans to make changes.
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