Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:47:54 -0500 From: Sahil Tandon <sahil+cvs-ports@tandon.net> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/adime Makefile ports/x11-wm/icewm Makefile ports/graphics/scr2png Makefile ports/x11/xbindkeys Makefile Message-ID: <20120220024754.GB7587@magic.hamla.org> In-Reply-To: <20120220012336.GA41983@FreeBSD.org> References: <201202182356.q1INuU7V061378@repoman.freebsd.org> <20120219060053.GA45762@FreeBSD.org> <20120219150943.GA6673@magic.hamla.org> <20120219164528.GA48166@FreeBSD.org> <20120219175645.GA6833@magic.hamla.org> <20120219191106.GA71541@FreeBSD.org> <20120219203937.GA6943@magic.hamla.org> <20120220012336.GA41983@FreeBSD.org>
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On Mon, 2012-02-20 at 01:23:36 +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 03:39:38PM -0500, Sahil Tandon wrote: > > On Sun, 2012-02-19 at 19:11:06 +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > > > So far it seems that my assessments are not being counterargued with > > > valid technical points and facts. > > > > Let me point you, once again, to the thread on freebsd-ports in which > > arguments have already been made against specifying library numbers in > > LIB_DEPENDS. For me, mi@ and dougb@'s arguments are more compelling > > than yours. > > "Wine argument" does not sound too technical to me. I have no clue what that means, but at this juncture it is irrelevant. > I asked a question, how can one guarantee if some arbitrary port is > ABI dependent or not. I have not heard the answer so far. I myself > do not see it either. Thus, the whole point that specifying exact ABI > version might not be required is moot. Thus, it's safer to always > specify it. At least it allows to catch versions inconsistencies > earlier. No, it is not always safer to specify it; and by the time I saw your latest contribution to this thread, I see that dougb@ has done a splendid job of trying to explain the opposing viewpoint to you rather clearly. I trust that has satiated your desire for people to repeat the technical components of discussion that had already been archived on freebsd-ports. -- Sahil Tandon
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