Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:00:51 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: Andreas Klemm <andreas@FreeBSD.org> Cc: marcel@FreeBSD.org, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: PORTVERSION=6.1 wrong in linux_base-62 ??? Message-ID: <20011115090051.B2084@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20011112060014.GA489@titan.klemm.gtn.com>; from andreas@FreeBSD.org on Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 07:00:14AM %2B0100 References: <20011112060014.GA489@titan.klemm.gtn.com>
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On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 07:00:14AM +0100, Andreas Klemm wrote: > We have 3 linux_base ports: > > linux_base with PORTVERSION=6.1 > linux_base-6.2 with PORTVERSION=6.1 > linux_base with PORTVERSION=7 Yes this is totally ridiculous. There should be 'linux_base' which is always the latest and greatest. In this case that is the Red Hat 7.x bits. 'linux_base' should also have any needed RH 6.2 bits (ie, "compat libs"); but I am not sure that list of needed bits has been determined yet. Until 'linux_base' is fully usable by all ports, there should be a 'linux_base-6.2' which can be used as a dependency. I am not sure all involved that has asked for repo copies, or updated the ports have been on this sheet of music. The proliferation of version numbers in ports has gotten *totally* ridiculous and we need to rane it back in. We've gotten to the point that in order to use our ports collection; a user has to have way too much knowledge about version numbers and what port is actually what. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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