Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:08:59 +0100 From: "Ronald Klop" <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC/HEADSUP] portmaster default -w (preserve shared libraries) Message-ID: <op.wo5wk9pl8527sy@ronaldradial.versatec.local> In-Reply-To: <CADLo838vaR2bXme4bFC=toFagL0--2F0vjCi61Fr_RYMixkRsw@mail.gmail.com> References: <50C7576C.5040100@FreeBSD.org> <CA%2B7WWScXnLqW=5kuG9_1Tj6aYptUJeUQY-64zzvTtEGVcVK9Cg@mail.gmail.com> <CADLFtte=_oGVySzkUP%2BqSMHa=qU4k2uMZMA01ESgfYnEkunKdg@mail.gmail.com> <50C762C4.9080302@FreeBSD.org> <CADLo838vaR2bXme4bFC=toFagL0--2F0vjCi61Fr_RYMixkRsw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:04:33 +0100, Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11 Dec 2012 16:44, "Alex Dupre" <ale@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >> Jeremy Messenger ha scritto: >> >> >> Absolutely yes from me. The -w option is real lifesaver and should be >> >> on by default. >> > >> > I disagree. The -w is a temp fix and not a correct solution, so it >> > shouldn't be default. >> >> I agree with your disagreement :-) >> > > I get what you're saying, but please consider which is easier to reverse- > deleting an accidentally saved library, or restoring an accidentally > deleted library? > > Defaults should be safe. I was bitten by this with pcre- sometimes we > can't update all our ports at one time. > > How isn't it correct? We still keep src libraries around until we make > delete-old-libs. Why should ports be different? > > Chris Doesn't the ports framework itself also keep the old libraries around in /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg or something like that? Ronald.
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