Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:19:40 +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: <9FD3F4B2-E9ED-11D8-9C56-00039312D914@fillmore-labs.com> In-Reply-To: <20040809100244.GA17314@hub.freebsd.org>
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David O'Brien wrote: > This output is mostly OK -- but I would drop the __FreeBSD_version. I > can't see how knowing that helps anyone. If it is insisted on keeping > it, it should be printed out consistently for *all* __FreeBSD_verions, > not just some. Please don't. This has been proven very valuable, for example for the 5.1 -> 5.2 transition, see entry 20031112 in src/UPDATING. -STABLEs mostly do not have such problems, but usually you'll notice stuff like this when it is too late. -Oliver
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