From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 26 14:00:49 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE6931065670 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:00:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michel@lpthe.jussieu.fr) Received: from shiva.jussieu.fr (shiva.jussieu.fr [134.157.0.129]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 822488FC24 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:00:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michel@lpthe.jussieu.fr) Received: from parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr [134.157.10.1]) by shiva.jussieu.fr (8.14.2/jtpda-5.4) with ESMTP id m2QE0eOx091285 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:45 +0100 (CET) X-Ids: 164 Received: from niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr [134.157.10.41]) by parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2E9C236FC6 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:38 +0100 (CET) Received: by niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (Postfix, from userid 2005) id D5C4F30; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:38 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:38 +0100 From: Michel Talon To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080326140038.GA75425@lpthe.jussieu.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (shiva.jussieu.fr [134.157.0.164]); Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:45 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.92/6396/Wed Mar 26 12:29:12 2008 on shiva.jussieu.fr X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Miltered: at jchkmail.jussieu.fr with ID 47EA570C.047 by Joe's j-chkmail (http : // j-chkmail dot ensmp dot fr)! X-j-chkmail-Enveloppe: 47EA570C.047/134.157.10.1/parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr/parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr/ X-j-chkmail-Score: MSGID : 47EA570C.047 on jchkmail.jussieu.fr : j-chkmail score : . : R=. U=. O=. B=0.115 -> S=0.115 X-j-chkmail-Status: Ham Subject: Re: ports system woes X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:00:50 -0000 Frank Mayhar wrote: > Portupgrade is, in fact, my preferred application, although > lately I've had to move to portmaster just because of the O(n^2) > inefficiencies. It doesn't need to be replaced, it needs to be fixed, I have rarely seen such a wonderful contradiction between the two halves of the same sentence. > Oh, please. The FreeBSD ports system works as well. Instead of No, it doesn't or it does barely. > complaining, why don't you actually do someting about it? Code speaks > louder than mere words. We have learnt recently that many people have brought code to the table, including myself, only to be scorned by people of your sort. I have yet to see people like you contributing any testing or discussion when code is offered, all you are good for is parrotting "Code speaks louder than mere words". -- Michel TALON