From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 9 12:48:43 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: doc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D10116A406 for ; Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:48:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from infofarmer@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.180]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C671813C45E for ; Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:48:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from infofarmer@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id f31so955121pyh for ; Mon, 09 Apr 2007 05:48:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=Qadk6+nVzW3B1vUuUdVSPevALNDGAHhpALoLa4GWOTQSa405EgJObCsEgXybHgv+jwv3GaDPa2G2kPmirNgAFitCT3BoC6pEAfpzh9sv6ew18G+uROeN3sZg93TL6vXEgq8KwBR9M9ag3Vbg03kJvu/y714e/t5xGWgARo7ijK0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=jcO4715+mchkUbZmpzIPeg+/OLLNVmvtAueQSa35e7CTqxnwVJKFovJeAlYV4v2E6X3zqCD8e+lCO+D4fK3arTOKD6TvFS3bJ4STx+9x6x9+Jr8FZPOSHQ58Z0GLhjbZ7FKSk/dIfkXXlCDlYsbUrW2l2FF8dTq2aBJDnPlD0eY= Received: by 10.114.157.1 with SMTP id f1mr2326657wae.1176122921531; Mon, 09 Apr 2007 05:48:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.201.2 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Apr 2007 05:48:41 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:48:41 +0400 From: "Andrew Pantyukhin" Sender: infofarmer@gmail.com To: "Gerald Pfeifer" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <200704091114.l39BE4BY028528@repoman.freebsd.org> X-Google-Sender-Auth: 1dbc5f960d934756 Cc: doc@freebsd.org, portmgr@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/lang/gcc42 Makefile X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:48:43 -0000 On 4/9/07, Gerald Pfeifer wrote: > On Mon, 9 Apr 2007, Andrew Pantyukhin wrote: > >> Log: > >> lang/gfortran is gone; remove CONFLICTS. > > Are you sure it's a good idea? We usually keep CONFLICTS around for > > months/years after the conflicting port is gone to make life easier > > for people who only update once in a long while. > > I consulted > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/conflicts.html > and > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/ports.html#Q12.2.1. > and could not find anything on this question (either way, to be fair). > > In this specific case (lang/gfortran vs lang/gcc42) I am pretty sure that > users won't run into this. Among others, lang/gfortran has not been a > dependency for quite a while (months, except for one fringe port which > broke that dependency more than six weeks ago); MOVED has a redirect from > lang/gfortran to lang/gcc42; and adding lang/gcc42 on top of lang/gfortran > does not gain anything because these two have been pure aliases for quite > some months. Oh, I see. Thanks for explanation. > (If you feel strongly about this, I have no objections to re-add the > CONFLICTS line again.) Not at all, I just thought I should ask. > Adding a general recommendation along the lines of your comment to > our Committer's Guide sounds like a good idea, though. It'll help > me remember this next time around. ;-) Cool, thanks! > Proposed patch below. Is this portmgr material or can one of those > doc committers around take care of that? I don't think portmgr should be bothered, but let's cc both them (in case they have strong feelings against) and doc@. I'll file a PR with your patch if nobody picks it up and if you don't file it first within a few days. > Gerald @FreeBSD.org > > --- article.sgml.orig 2007-04-09 14:23:55.168970750 +0200 > +++ article.sgml 2007-04-09 14:27:38.126904750 +0200 > @@ -2473,6 +2473,11 @@ docs:Documentation Bug:freebsd-doc: > > > + When removing one of several conflicting ports, it is > + advisable to retain the CONFLICT entries > + in those other ports for a few months to cater for users who > + only update once in a while. > + > Alternatively, you can use the rmport > script, from ports/Tools/scripts. > This script has been written by &a.vd;, who is also its current Thanks much!