Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:14:52 +0100 From: Xander Damen <xdamen@sci.kun.nl> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADS UP] perl symlinks in /usr/bin will be gone Message-ID: <41FCB39C.5010000@sci.kun.nl> In-Reply-To: <20050130100316.GC8882@lupe-christoph.de> References: <20050129202425.GA56998@heechee.tobez.org> <20050130100316.GC8882@lupe-christoph.de>
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Why would upgraded systems cause problems? I don't think the upgradesystem will delete any existing symlinks? Xander Lupe Christoph wrote: >On Saturday, 2005-01-29 at 21:24:25 +0100, Anton Berezin wrote: > > >>Unless I hear too many cries "don't do that" (with justification), ... >> >> > >"don't do that", ever. > >Eben postponing this to the time 6.0 comes out does not change it. Any >upgraded system will fail in interesting and mysterious ways. > >I see no benefit in not having a /usr/bin/perl, and I see many problems >with it. Even when it does not affect my two insignificant ports, I'm >against it. > >If you are still planning on going through with this, please take the >idea to the perl5-porters list first. perl5-porters@perl.org > >My 2 Eurocents, >Lupe Christoph > >
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