Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:00:14 GMT From: Stanislav Sedov <stas@FreeBSD.org> To: ruby@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/138100: [Update]databases/ruby-dbi:update to 0.4.2 Message-ID: <200908270900.n7R90ErY092466@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/138100; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Stanislav Sedov <stas@FreeBSD.org> To: wen heping <wenheping@gmail.com> Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/138100: [Update]databases/ruby-dbi:update to 0.4.2 Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:51:00 +0400 On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:14:02 +0800 wen heping <wenheping@gmail.com> mentioned: > Hi, stas@ : > > With its previous Makefile and Makefile.common, ruby-dbi and > other ruby-dbd_* is some dificult to update. And in my plan, I shall update > all the ruby-dbd_* ports which require ruby-dbi to the newest version > and use gem and modify the depends. > > I do not know which one is welcomed more for ruby port: gem > or not gem. If not gem, I will try to update it without gem and then > submit the new patch and close this PR. > > Cheers, > wen > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:40 AM, Stanislav Sedov <stas@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > Hi Wen! > > > > Thanks for your patch! Personally, I'd prefer to stay back > > from switching to gem version as I don't see much benefit > > for this step. Why have you decided to switch to gem? > > Besides introducing new dependency on the old gem version, > > this will also possible break application that people use > > as this will require changes to this application sorce code > > to function properly with gems (require gems). > > > > Can you please, submit the patch against the current version > > without changing it to using gems? > > Yeah, I think that staying away from gems for this module is the preferrable way to go. You may submit the new patch to update ruby-dbd* ports as followup to this PR. Thanks! -- Stanislav Sedov ST4096-RIPE
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