Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:15:57 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: autoconf update Message-ID: <4C92C14D.3010005@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <86zkvhfhaa.fsf@gmail.com> References: <4C91446F.3090202@bsdforen.de> <20100916171744.GA48415@hades.panopticon> <4C927ED0.5050307@bsdforen.de> <86zkvhfhaa.fsf@gmail.com>
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On 9/16/2010 3:35 PM, Anonymous wrote: > Dominic Fandrey<kamikaze@bsdforen.de> writes: > >> On 16/09/2010 19:17, Dmitry Marakasov wrote: >>> * Dominic Fandrey (kamikaze@bsdforen.de) wrote: >>> >>>> Just out of curiosity, why a version bump because of a build >>>> dependency? >>>> >>>> I don't think an autoconf update should have an effect on any >>>> /running/ software but build systems. And I don't see how rebuilding >>>> all the software improves it. >>>> >>>> This is not a criticism - I just think there is something I don't >>>> understand and that worries me. > > My guess is to uncover *early* build failures that exp-run didn't catch. We shouldn't use our users to beta-test infrastructure changes. -- ... and that's just a little bit of history repeating. -- Propellerheads Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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