From owner-cvs-all Tue Jan 22 4:20:27 2002 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mout1.freenet.de (mout1.freenet.de [194.97.50.132]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE06137B405; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 04:20:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from [194.97.50.135] (helo=mx2.freenet.de) by mout1.freenet.de with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #3) id 16SzuJ-0003H6-00; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:20:07 +0100 Received: from b811d.pppool.de ([213.7.129.29] helo=Magelan.Leidinger.net) by mx2.freenet.de with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #3) id 16Szto-0002Fk-00; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:20:07 +0100 Received: from Leidinger.net (netchild@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Magelan.Leidinger.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0MC2D909773; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:02:16 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from netchild@Leidinger.net) Message-Id: <200201221202.g0MC2D909773@Magelan.Leidinger.net> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:02:12 +0100 (CET) From: Alexander Leidinger Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/graphics/gd Makefile pkg-comment To: tadayuki@mediaone.net Cc: mi@aldan.algebra.com, will@csociety.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20020121233923.75304d3c.tadayuki@mediaone.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 21 Jan, Tadayuki OKADA wrote: >> > You can break binary compatibility without breaking source >> > compatibility. And it's not rare case. >> >> Would you be able to offer an example on how this is relevant to the >> argument? Thanks! > Sorry, I was not clear. > > I meant: > If port A depends on port B's library. > port B updated. Assume it breaks binary compatibility. > port A build will not be broken, so forget PORTREVISION bump. > People update port B, but not port A. so port A will stop working. The already installed port A will also stop to work if the Makefile for port A specifies the needed version in LIB_DEPENDS. That's what Mikhail tried to say. Bye, Alexander. -- Yes, I've heard of "decaf." What's your point? http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net GPG fingerprint = C518 BC70 E67F 143F BE91 3365 79E2 9C60 B006 3FE7 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message