Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 01:49:14 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Gerald Pfeifer <gerald@pfeifer.com>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/emulators/wine Makefile distinfo pkg-plist ports/emulators/wine/files patch-dlls-wineoss.drv Message-ID: <20110516014914.GC88914@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4DD01AC3.9020508@FreeBSD.org> References: <201105140021.p4E0LlP7029193@repoman.freebsd.org> <20110514082018.GC97304@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.LNX.2.00.1105150744430.28608@gerinyyl> <20110515155920.GB19328@FreeBSD.org> <4DD01AC3.9020508@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 11:26:11AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > On 05/15/2011 08:59, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > >bundling extra .cab file does not add plethora of extra stuff that user > >would have to pull as extra dependencies, 2/3 increase of relatively > >light package seems quite tolerable; in return, we provide single > >package user can install and forget about it. > > I strongly disagree with this perspective. I think Gerald is on the > right path, smaller and lighter packages are the way to go. I totally agree as well when we speak of dozens of extra dependencies and tens megabytes worth of difference. Not when it's just single extra static file added. (OTOH, maybe 17M + 2/3 does indeed sound like a bit heavy for some of us.) Yet again, I am not against package flexibility; surely we would benefit greatly from something like RPM %package. For now, however, OPTIONS do a better job most of the time, and IMHO slaves should not be (ab)used unless being clear winners. Disclaimer: please do not view this as criticism of Gerald's work; as I've said, I really appreciate and value his work on Wine. I'm just sharing my opinion on some details of implementation and try to get my own views WRT the subject in a better shape. :-) ./danfe
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