Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 08:09:14 -0500 From: Richard Coleman <richardcoleman@mindspring.com> To: Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/www/firefox Makefile distinfo pkg-descrpkg-message mozconfig.in patch-Double.cpp patch-build_unix_run-mozilla Message-ID: <402B7AFA.8040606@mindspring.com> In-Reply-To: <20040212102842.GC3148@FreeBSD.org> References: <200402110716.i1B7GH9D017803@repoman.freebsd.org> <xzpisidbtvn.fsf@dwp.des.no> <1076508074.88428.14.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> <20040211122704.X93022@blues.jpj.net> <xzpk72tiah1.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20040211165940.Q98525@blues.jpj.net> <xzp4qtweqlf.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20040212031228.E31447@blues.jpj.net> <20040212102842.GC3148@FreeBSD.org>
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Eivind Eklund wrote: > At least 99% of the people that still run 4.6 and want to run firefox > will already have REINPLACE installed. The argument for "less > dependencies" is thus for an extreme minority case, and it is IMO not > one we should take particular care for anyway. We *want* people to > upgrade, so the net avoids exposure to old versions etc. > > My advice: Just accept the use of perl as a mistake, fix it, and move > on. > > Eivind. And we could be fretting over an empty set. I'm wondering if anyone that is running 4.6 as their base would upload a bleeding edge browser (regardless of its stability). I doubt there are many. Richard Coleman richardcoleman@mindspring.com
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