From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Apr 12 23:39:53 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3109516A4CE
	for <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:39:53 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from mtaw6.prodigy.net (mtaw6.prodigy.net [64.164.98.56])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20E6143D1F
	for <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:39:53 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org)
Received: from obsecurity.dyndns.org
	(e6f6457d7956fb50cfff37ce27f80dee@adsl-67-115-73-128.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net
	[67.115.73.128])
	by mtaw6.prodigy.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i3D6cbjG024337;
	Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:38:38 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by obsecurity.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000)
	id AE0AF52322; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:39:46 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:39:46 -0700
From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg>
Message-ID: <20040413063946.GA26134@xor.obsecurity.org>
References: <p0602040cbca10a7dbe52@[128.113.24.47]>
	<p0602040dbca11349ce03@[128.113.24.47]> <407B6B43.2050507@pacific.net.sg>
	<20040413042929.GA24603@xor.obsecurity.org> <407B780F.5030102@pacific.net.sg>
	<20040413054109.D730D43D1F@mx1.FreeBSD.org> <407B828F.1000600@pacific.net.sg>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1;
	protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="wRRV7LY7NUeQGEoC"
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <407B828F.1000600@pacific.net.sg>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i
cc: Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu>
cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
cc: Robin Schoonover <end@endif.cjb.net>
cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Subject: Re: Second "RFC" on pkg-data idea for ports
X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD <freebsd-ports.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports>,
	<mailto:freebsd-ports-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-ports-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports>,
	<mailto:freebsd-ports-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 06:39:53 -0000


--wRRV7LY7NUeQGEoC
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 02:02:55PM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote:

> There will be the need for a central version manager. All versions are=20
> stored on different place. The central version manager tells new=20
> packages where the requested versions are stored.
>=20
> A system like this would overcome all problems you could when moving=20
> from GNOME 2.4 to 2.6. You could keep and even work in 2.4 while 2.6 is=
=20
> installed. You then have the chance to start each version direclty or=20
> you start the default version.
>=20
> Of course, the central version manager must also know which version is=20
> the default version of each package the user wants to use.

Please let us know when your implementation is ready.  In the
meantime, let's not hijack Garance's thread any further.

Kris

--wRRV7LY7NUeQGEoC
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature
Content-Disposition: inline

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD)

iD8DBQFAe4syWry0BWjoQKURApSNAKD0RuqAmPz7Il3l2oQTAEMGqFQLMQCg+j1Z
oIQf939YPArHfB4mak5vxro=
=Pthu
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--wRRV7LY7NUeQGEoC--