Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:34:10 +0100 From: Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu> To: Matthieu Volat <mazhe@alkumuna.eu> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [RFC/HEADSUP] portmaster default -w (preserve shared libraries) Message-ID: <20121212083410.GZ12114@home.opsec.eu> In-Reply-To: <20121212075144.ca3881329b4aa461c38c942e@alkumuna.eu> References: <50C7576C.5040100@FreeBSD.org> <20121212075144.ca3881329b4aa461c38c942e@alkumuna.eu>
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Hi! > > (As maintainer) I'm proposing to make -w the default for portmaster. > > This will preserve old shared libraries when upgrading. This helps 2 things: > > > > [...] > > I have a few question about what happens if you always use this flag: > * Do you keep every version of the shlibs you ever built on your system? No, only those that still needed. > * Are there any method to clean the unused ones? sysutils/libchk or pkg_libchk from sysutils/bsdadminscripts. > * What do we do about libraries versions that have security issues > and that we need to get out asap? Currently: The admin decides how he wants to handle this. If there is a efficient way to handle this, most admins will use it. I do not see an time- and cpu-efficient way, right now 8-( -- pi@opsec.eu +49 171 3101372 8 years to go !
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