Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:38:53 +0900 From: Alexander Nedotsukov <bland@FreeBSD.org> To: Mikhail Teterin <mi@corbulon.video-collage.com> Cc: openoffice@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: intrusive PORTREVISION bumping Message-ID: <4235236D.7060404@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200503140513.j2E5DKSk061264@corbulon.video-collage.com> References: <200503140513.j2E5DKSk061264@corbulon.video-collage.com>
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Mikhail Teterin wrote: >>On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 23:43:31 -0500 (EST), Mikhail Teterin >><mi@corbulon.video-collage.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>>Why was the PORTREVISION of editors/ooodict-all bumped on Saturday? >>>According to the log message, it was to "chase the glib20 version". >>> >>>The port installs nothing but data and does not even build anything. >>> >>>I understand, that keeping track of such things complicates gnome's >>>upgrade commits, but such gratuitous bumping is going to result in >>>plenty of automatic reinstalls around the world _for no good reason >>>whatsoever_... >>> >>>Can it, please, be avoided in the future? Thanks! >>> >>> >>Yes, if you keep your eyes open. >> >> > > > >>http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-openoffice/2005-March/001377.html >> >> > >You must think, I'm on the openoffice@ list. I'm not. I'm just a user of >their port(s)... > >I don't think, they ought to be responsible either -- Gnome@'s method of >determining the dependencies is flawed... Yours, > > It is not. Consult pkg_info. Other methods require specific port knowledge. And IMHO having 900 cases for review the only right way to ask maintainers for help. So move your energy into right direction ;-) All the best, Alexander.
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