Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:19:29 +0200 From: Oliver Eikemeier <eikemeier@fillmore-labs.com> To: obrien@freebsd.org Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrade of file(1) to 4.10 (including FreeBSD elf(5) fixes) Message-ID: <37C15666-E9E5-11D8-9C56-00039312D914@fillmore-labs.com> In-Reply-To: <20040809090740.GB31766@dragon.nuxi.com>
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David O'Brien wrote: > On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 08:31:15PM +0200, Oliver Eikemeier wrote: >> As usual, file(1) has to follow. Anyway, since it works for now, and >> currently there is no reason to break it, why is it bad? I actually >> like >> that feature, and it is useful for debugging ports that should have >> been >> recompiled after a system upgrade. > > Sounds like you're trying to work around bugs in the Ports Collection, > please go fix those bugs and use the proper tool for the job. Could you please elaborate which bugs you are referring to? The current file(1) works fine for me in this aspect, so what are better tools for the job? -Oliver
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