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Date:      Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:39:38 -0500
From:      Sahil Tandon <sahil+cvs-ports@tandon.net>
To:        Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/adime Makefile ports/x11-wm/icewm Makefile ports/graphics/scr2png Makefile ports/x11/xbindkeys Makefile
Message-ID:  <20120219203937.GA6943@magic.hamla.org>
In-Reply-To: <20120219191106.GA71541@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sun, 2012-02-19 at 19:11:06 +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:

> ...
> > >  Technically, since there is no supporting infrastructure to
> > >  ensure if some app really requires particular shlib version or
> > >  not (and I personally do not see how it can be implemented
> > >  automatically for any arbitrary port out there), the whole issue
> > >  right now is little more than a matter of personal preference.
> > 
> > Emphasis on 'personal preference'.
> 
> No sure I quite understand what do you mean.  Perhaps you could
> elaborate?  

I am not sure why you could not parse the above.  You already
acknowledged that the issue is "little more than a matter of personal
preference."

> So far it seems that my assessments are not being counterargued with
> valid technical points and facts.

Let me point you, once again, to the thread on freebsd-ports in which
arguments have already been made against specifying library numbers in
LIB_DEPENDS.  For me, mi@ and dougb@'s arguments are more compelling
than yours.

-- 
Sahil Tandon



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