Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:09:09 +0700 From: Adam Strohl <adams-freebsd@ateamsystems.com> To: "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> Cc: Steve Franks <bahamasfranks@gmail.com>, Current FreeBSD <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <4FD35905.9080500@ateamsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <4FD357F2.9090901@zedat.fu-berlin.de> References: <CAOgwaMvsv3e1TxDauV038Pp7LRiYeH7oAODE%2Bw-pxHt9oGrXMA@mail.gmail.com> <20120604110339.GA9426@equilibrium.bsdes.net> <CAOjkAUe0_U==vjQGO77sQy=4JJ_e_ypoGpVbf1Mg62ttXATJYw@mail.gmail.com> <4FD2D4CC.3080109@ateamsystems.com> <4FD3003C.4080109@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <4FD352FF.9090101@ateamsystems.com> <4FD357F2.9090901@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
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On 6/9/2012 21:04, O. Hartmann wrote: > Well, this is a good question. Unfortunately, I did an update of the > ports tree and PNG update rushed in. The information in UPDATING came a > in bit later, but since then several ports have been updated already - > and rendered some applications unuseable. > > The question "why" isn't applicable here. Sometimes ports need updates > or a port that is installed reels in another or even an update and this > triggers the avalnche of messes. > Fair enough, I just feel like people reporting "48 hours of not using their computer" are doing something extraordinarily weird and I'm just at a loss as to what they're doing and why. I get the feeling people are updating their ports tree and then recompiling/reinstalling everything "just because" and then are complaining when one thing breaks (its the only thing I can think of). -- Adam Strohl http://www.ateamsystems.com/
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