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Date:      Mon, 15 Jan 2018 16:51:54 +0100
From:      Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu>
To:        Michael Gmelin <freebsd@grem.de>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Newer FreeBSD version for package breaks binary updates
Message-ID:  <20180115155154.GW2827@home.opsec.eu>
In-Reply-To: <CDA28861-A8EF-4696-87A6-8DA21A603817@grem.de>
References:  <20180115155518.78223869@bsd64.grem.de> <398ccb7e-6d47-9566-eed6-230953ba903e@FreeBSD.org> <CDA28861-A8EF-4696-87A6-8DA21A603817@grem.de>

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Hi!

> I understand that message, but besides that this was hardly a
> problem in the past (especially for minor version differences), it
> also forces people to update at the same time as FreeBSD package
> builders, which has consequences.

For current, yes. That's the bleading edge stuff anyway...

> Is adding this dependency really what we want, will package builder
> updates scheduled in a predictable way, so system update cycles of
> users can be aligned, etc.?  Otherwise this just adds another way
> to cut users from updating packages/forces them back to building
> packages themselves.

The question is: who from the non-developer user-base really uses current ?

And those from the developer-base: Who has their own package-builder ?

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pi@opsec.eu            +49 171 3101372                         2 years to go !



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