From owner-freebsd-current Thu Apr 1 3:29: 1 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from shell.futuresouth.com (shell.futuresouth.com [198.78.58.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDCB614F8A; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 03:28:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fullermd@futuresouth.com) Received: (from fullermd@localhost) by shell.futuresouth.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id FAA17165; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 05:28:39 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 05:28:39 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Satoshi - the Wraith - Asami Cc: jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, jhay@mikom.csir.co.za, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /var/db/pkg/.mkversion Message-ID: <19990401052839.D11572@futuresouth.com> References: <7364.922949549@zippy.cdrom.com> <199904011036.CAA52719@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i In-Reply-To: <199904011036.CAA52719@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>; from Satoshi - the Wraith - Asami on Thu, Apr 01, 1999 at 02:36:14AM -0800 X-OS: FreeBSD Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG [ Yes, I'm sticking my nose in where it probably doesn't belong and should get chopped off for it. It's a hobby ;] On Thu, Apr 01, 1999 at 02:36:14AM -0800, a little birdie told me that Satoshi - the Wraith - Asami remarked > > The same situation arises whether the version info is in /var/db/pkg > or /some/other/place. It has been pointed out many times in the past > that we need something to ensure bsd.port.mk can synchronize itself > with the rest of the system (simply because there are too many people > who cvsup one without the other). > > The question is, can I ask you to make sysinstall write some kind of > version info that can be used by bsd.port.mk to identify the age of > the system? This would require a little more work on the 'back' side, but what would be so hard about just checking $Id$ strings around the .mk files? If not for the revision, at least for the date. > The problem is real, we've been bitten too many times in the past > (haven't you seen all the "where's fetch -A?" and other more subtle Well, certainly, it's not always feasible, but I never understood this one in particular. It always seemed like a PERFECT candidate for an OSVERSION (or whatever) bump; certainly the 3.1+ only, since pre-3.1 didn't have the -A (3.1 didn't either, but that would cut out all the complaints from pre-3.1'ers). --- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | Matthew Fuller http://www.over-yonder.net/ | * fullermd@futuresouth.com fullermd@over-yonder.net * | UNIX Systems Administrator Specializing in FreeBSD | * FutureSouth Communications ISPHelp ISP Consulting * | "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, | * is because I haven't figured out how to light the * | middle yet" | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message