Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 19:07:38 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, brian@Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/periodic/weekly 400.status-pkg Message-ID: <200103251807.f2PI7cw73619@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> of "Sun, 25 Mar 2001 09:58:39 -0800." <20010325095839.A25046@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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> On Sun, Mar 25, 2001 at 07:23:54PM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> > In message <20010325092045.A24469@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, Steve Kargl wr
> > ites:
> > >On Sun, Mar 25, 2001 at 03:35:23AM -0800, Brian Somers wrote:
> > >> brian 2001/03/25 03:35:23 PST
> > >>
> > >> Modified files:
> > >> etc/periodic/weekly 400.status-pkg
> > >> Log:
> > >> Identify obsolete ports
> > >>
> > >
> > >Is this really a good idea? I have 29 ports that are
> > >considered obsolete on my system. One of those 29
> > >is png-1.0.8. If I blindly update png, do I then
> > >need to update all the ports that depend on png:
> >
> > Despite all the good things one can say about our ports system,
> > I don't think anyone should do anything "blindly" to their
> > installed ports.
>
> Which is my point! Once every week, the script tells people
> to update their obsolete ports. Perhaps, I spend too much
> time answering questions in USENET to have higher expectations
> of Joe Normal User.
This script is disabled by default. If Joe Normal User doesn't
understand what the output means then he shouldn't be enabling it.
> --
> Steve
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