From owner-freebsd-pkg@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 2 10:25:20 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: pkg@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3A587E5F; Tue, 2 Sep 2014 10:25:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ob0-x236.google.com (mail-ob0-x236.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c01::236]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C103B1A94; Tue, 2 Sep 2014 10:25:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f182.google.com with SMTP id va2so4593385obc.41 for ; Tue, 02 Sep 2014 03:25:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=k9IGqrh4dy6VCY9a7YKu7ZexWr6KRD28gf1AJvHR3to=; b=CTL/X9RJdWeQb+QKYnV8dHL67lYjFHuiafciVJwmImhX488+c812BlqDE0O6PceNmQ x5lDeNtjwckONdVL5AvH/n13ZW8sPoD4HXPTMWXPki8RsS0wtty9kZKgCqn56MpyGrvO FJ/uw0Ji7cM4QbmmllOOgpiVd+T6XQBboAU6waKh9+wGZNp7+603wjJ861Rjd/tEjhmE nX7YZ9XLMYHvuFG1hTbEWgroa6P3Ivcvr6NyhWDGqdHkhzTBy+hdswlaVDxSLmRHE9LM J3TYVXKifuGTUTzkNx96ramDv4ZQ9D42kU8nO02TBSgq+XOVXdvbIvz6ck33DYJ7ChWb tAiA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.87.167 with SMTP id az7mr31235335obb.41.1409653519029; Tue, 02 Sep 2014 03:25:19 -0700 (PDT) Sender: robbak@gmail.com Received: by 10.76.26.170 with HTTP; Tue, 2 Sep 2014 03:25:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <540539C0.7010008@sorbs.net> References: <20140901195520.GB77917@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <54050D07.4010404@sorbs.net> <540522A3.9050506@sorbs.net> <54052891.5000104@my.hennepintech.edu> <54052B1D.3040607@sorbs.net> <54053363.2030606@my.hennepintech.edu> <540534D3.603@sorbs.net> <540538C6.8050505@my.hennepintech.edu> <540539C0.7010008@sorbs.net> Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 20:25:18 +1000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: w_tw4vUZNHB9rQB2WlCyJCQZKjk Message-ID: Subject: Re: [HEADSUP] pkg(8) is now the only package management tool From: Robert Backhaus To: Michelle Sullivan Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: pkg@freebsd.org, Andrew Berg , FreeBSD Current , stable@freebsd.org, ports , "Sam Fourman Jr." X-BeenThere: freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Binary package management and package tools discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 10:25:20 -0000 On 2 September 2014 13:30, Michelle Sullivan wrote: > Andrew Berg wrote: > > 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. > > > > The point is the EOL was not an EOL, it was a deadline, either switch or > you're screwed, and it was communicated as an EOL not as a "here's a > deadline, switch or you're screwed" > > -- > Michelle Sullivan > http://www.mhix.org/ > The point is the EOL was *actually* an EOL: a deadline, either switch or you're screwed, and it was communicated as an EOL: a "here's a deadline, switch or you're screwed"