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Date:      Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:56:45 -0500
From:      Sahil Tandon <sahil+cvs-ports@tandon.net>
To:        Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/adime Makefile ports/x11-wm/icewm Makefile ports/graphics/scr2png Makefile ports/x11/xbindkeys Makefile
Message-ID:  <20120219175645.GA6833@magic.hamla.org>
In-Reply-To: <20120219164528.GA48166@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <201202182356.q1INuU7V061378@repoman.freebsd.org> <20120219060053.GA45762@FreeBSD.org> <20120219150943.GA6673@magic.hamla.org> <20120219164528.GA48166@FreeBSD.org>

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On Sun, 2012-02-19 at 16:45:28 +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:09:44AM -0500, Sahil Tandon wrote:
> > Alexey, I appreciate your perspective on this, but I want to make
> > sure you are aware of the related discussion (and opposing
> > viewpoints) on freebsd-ports:
> 
> Yes, I've heard that reasoning a number of times since I started to
> hack on ports, which is a relatively long period.

Your long hacking tenure aside, I am just glad to know you are aware of
other reasonable opinions on this topic.

>  Technically, since there is no supporting infrastructure to ensure if
>  some app really requires particular shlib version or not (and I
>  personally do not see how it can be implemented automatically for any
>  arbitrary port out there), the whole issue right now is little more
>  than a matter of personal preference.

Emphasis on 'personal preference'.

> ...
> Bottom line: unless we have reliably working solution to ensure if a
> port really wants a particular ABI or not, it's better to be on the
> safe side.

Thanks for your opinion.

-- 
Sahil Tandon



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