Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:10:21 +0400 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: cvs-ports@freebsd.org, Andrew Pantyukhin <infofarmer@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/emulators/linux_base-fc4 Makefile ports/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.1 Makefile ports/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.2 Makefile ports/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.3 Makefile ports/emulators/linux_dist-gentoo-stage1 Makefile ports/emu Message-ID: <90825554@srv.sem.ipt.ru> In-Reply-To: <20061005174020.GA77126@xor.obsecurity.org> (Kris Kennaway's message of "Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:40:20 -0400") References: <cb5206420610050849y7bf8c8b4v87057db1e81f9004@mail.gmail.com> <15788250@srv.sem.ipt.ru> <20061005174020.GA77126@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:40:20 -0400 Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 08:11:01PM +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote: > > On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:49:53 +0400 Andrew Pantyukhin wrote: > > > On 10/5/06, Boris Samorodov <bsam@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > > bsam 2006-10-05 15:32:10 UTC > > > > > > > > FreeBSD ports repository > > > > > > > > Modified files: > > > > emulators/linux_base-fc4 Makefile > > > > emulators/linux_base-suse-9.1 Makefile > > > > emulators/linux_base-suse-9.2 Makefile > > > > emulators/linux_base-suse-9.3 Makefile > > > > emulators/linux_dist-gentoo-stage1 Makefile > > > > emulators/linux_dist-gentoo-stage2 Makefile > > > > emulators/linux_dist-gentoo-stage3 Makefile > > > > x11/linux-XFree86-libs Makefile > > > > Log: > > > > Remove deleted linux_base-* and linux_locale* ports from CONFLICTS variable > > > > of the remaining linux ports. > > > > > > > > Reviewed by: netchild (agreed in principle) > > > > > IMHO, you really shouldn't do that. People with old packages > > > installed should not worry about trying out new ports. Now you've > > > opened a way for their systems to be messed up. > > > > Well, we are speaking about already deleted ports. Once they were > > deleted and user's ports tree updated any adding/removing should be > > done according to /usr/ports/UPDATING (i.e. reading about default > > linux_base port and how to upgrade). > > > > Once a user uses fixed ports tree and pre-built packages there should > > be no problems. > I agree with Andrew; there should at least be a window where you keep > the CONFLICTS around to give users time to upgrade without installing > conflicting packages that mess up their system. OK, you convinced me. How long should this period be? WBR -- Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP FreeBSD committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
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