From owner-freebsd-arch Sun Apr 16 5:19:11 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from ns1.yes.no (ns1.yes.no [195.204.136.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EAD137B917 for ; Sun, 16 Apr 2000 05:19:09 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from eivind@bitbox.follo.net) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [195.204.143.218]) by ns1.yes.no (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA26938 for ; Sun, 16 Apr 2000 14:19:08 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.8/8.8.6) id OAA00971 for freebsd-arch@freebsd.org; Sun, 16 Apr 2000 14:19:07 +0200 (CEST) Received: from grimreaper.grondar.za (grimreaper.grondar.za [196.7.18.138]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E35037B69F; Sun, 16 Apr 2000 05:18:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from grimreaper.grondar.za (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grimreaper.grondar.za (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA90478; Sun, 16 Apr 2000 14:19:31 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grimreaper.grondar.za) Message-Id: <200004161219.OAA90478@grimreaper.grondar.za> To: asami@freebsd.org (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami) Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/contrib/tcsh - Imported sources References: In-Reply-To: ; from asami@FreeBSD.org (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami) "16 Apr 2000 04:55:44 MST." Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 14:19:30 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Said asami@FreeBSD.org (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami): > * From: Mark Murray > * This, then is a shortcoming of the ports system; we need at least two > > It is not a shortcoming of the system; it is a policy decision. OK :-) it is a shortcoming of the policy decision. > We > don't want people upgrading their systems and losing packages > installed in /bin because they only backed up /etc and > /usr/{local,X11R6}. (It's assumed that people using ports have a > little more clue than those who only use packages, that's why I don't > see a problem with such a thing being a port.) Give the people proper tools and this is no longer a problem. EG: portscheck(1) is a (not yet wtitten) tool that could compare /var/db/pkg with what you have and whine in appropriate ways. I could write this in a day or three if you reckon it is warranted... > If we are going to decide to allow ports/packages for things like the > following, it is fine by me. > > * 1) statically linked and installed in (say) /local/{bin|sbin} (which is > * in the root filesystem). > * > * 2) kernel modules. Cool! M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message