Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 00:00:41 +0100 From: Tijl Coosemans <tijl@FreeBSD.org> To: Andrey Chernov <ache@freebsd.org> Cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=E1bor_K=F6vesd=E1n?= <gabor@kovesdan.org>, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r341775 - in head: Mk/Uses converters/libiconv devel/gettext Message-ID: <20140202000041.24bc9e27@kalimero.tijl.coosemans.org> In-Reply-To: <52ED536C.3020506@freebsd.org> References: <201401292024.s0TKOomF031237@svn.freebsd.org> <52E97640.5020703@freebsd.org> <52EA297E.6030607@kovesdan.org> <20140130132652.5d945d44@kalimero.tijl.coosemans.org> <52EA862C.30201@freebsd.org> <20140130225350.5260dc47@kalimero.tijl.coosemans.org> <52ED536C.3020506@freebsd.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:05:00 +0400 Andrey Chernov wrote: > On 31.01.2014 1:53, Tijl Coosemans wrote: >>> Well, exact steps for 10-release: >>> 1) Fully restore GNU iconv for ports, not partial restore as now. There >>> is no sense to wait for user reports that something is broken when the >>> possible bug source is clearly identified. Users not always able to >>> track it down. >>> 2) Implement GNU compatible //TRANSLIT, //IGNORE and WCHAR_T in system >>> iconv. >>> 3) Delete GNU one again in the future 10.x release. >>> >>> Even in case 2) and 3) will never happens, step 1) is required. >> >> Well, if others also think this is necessary I won't object. Libiconv >> is a small dependency after all. But at the moment I don't think it's >> necessary. System iconv works in the large majority of cases now and >> any remaining bugs will only be discovered if we continue to use it by >> default. > > GNU configure may auto-pick installed libiconv from /usr/local/lib. In > that case package will depend on it without dependency actually listed. pkg is smart enough to register that dependency.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20140202000041.24bc9e27>