Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 00:00:59 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Johny Mattsson <lonewolf-freebsd@earthmagic.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Postfix and faststart Message-ID: <43C0C6BB.1000403@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <43C06A2B.9030603@earthmagic.org> References: <43BD2794.8020000@cnptia.embrapa.br> <43C01C75.6020504@FreeBSD.org> <43C0652D.90709@FreeBSD.org> <43C066B4.3060505@rogers.com> <43C06A2B.9030603@earthmagic.org>
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Johny Mattsson wrote:
> Maybe it would be useful to have a dummy DATABASE milestone, since I
> imagine there are many applications that do depends on various databases
> (mail & webservers being the first to come to mind). Having a DATABASE
> milestone would allow for good decoupling between the individual apps
> and the various databases. Databases would "BEFORE: DATABASE", and apps
> depending on them could simply "REQUIRE: DATABASE" and not have to worry
> about whether it was compiled with a postgresql, mysql or someothersql
> database.
>
> Just a thought, and possibly not the most well-considered one at that,
> but I figured it might be worthwhile enough to share :)
This idea has been discussed in the past, and it has a lot of merit. I tend
to have a fundamental opposition to adding new pseudo-targets unless they
are ABSOLUTELY necessary, since they add complexity to the system and reduce
flexibility with ordering. However, this may actually be a case where it's
both useful and worth the cost.
I'm not going to take the initiative on this however, since I don't feel
that I understand all the issues well enough. If you (or anyone else) want
to pursue this, freebsd-rc@ is probably the place to start, then get
involvement from -ports once the pros and cons have been well discussed.
hth,
Doug
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