Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 12:25:01 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: asami@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Request for feedback: REQUIRES_OS_VERSION feature. Message-ID: <199605300255.MAA11229@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <16316.833412688@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at May 29, 96 04:31:28 pm
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Jordan K. Hubbard stands accused of saying: > > If this variable is set in a Makefile, the output of `uname -r' will > be compared against it and, if no match occurs, refuse to build > the port. For example, the top port could have: > > REQUIRES_OS_VERSION= 2.2 > > For all variants and 2.1 users could make from the -current tree with > impugnity, any ports like top simply getting skipped. Hmm. Impugnity is an interesting concept 8) Anyway, this leaves people following -stable out in the cold. The 2.1R version of 'top' (for example), doesn't work with -stable, and you've just death-warranted the -current version. (The basic idea you've proposed is good though) > Jordan -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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