Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:21:24 -0600 From: Scot Hetzel <swhetzel@gmail.com> To: Ronald Klop <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC/HEADSUP] portmaster default -w (preserve shared libraries) Message-ID: <CACdU%2Bf9O-7zZx5mvjDh0KOtJx0x=esqiR6Wq_g48fN40g963bQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <op.wo5wk9pl8527sy@ronaldradial.versatec.local> 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> <op.wo5wk9pl8527sy@ronaldradial.versatec.local>
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On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Ronald Klop <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> wrote: > 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? > The ports framework doesn't keep old libraries. Tools such as portupgrade and portmaster may be configured to keep old libraries when upgrading the port. -- DISCLAIMER: No electrons were mamed while sending this message. Only slightly bruised.
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