Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:38:37 +0200 From: Guido Falsi <madpilot@FreeBSD.org> To: Gareth de Vaux <ports@lordcow.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dns/bind916 builds rust unexpectedly Message-ID: <e724f4c2-ef93-27f4-515c-3cb5bdf3b162@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <343f2abb-6a3e-0193-f4bc-5db69c8021f5@FreeBSD.org> References: <ZRGiDj-esOAc9K_Z@lordcow.org> <1e05be67-cb15-964e-c78b-e74e714257a9@FreeBSD.org> <ZRHIblhvGl2IY_2D@lordcow.org> <343f2abb-6a3e-0193-f4bc-5db69c8021f5@FreeBSD.org>
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On 25/09/23 20:33, Guido Falsi wrote: > On 25/09/23 19:50, Gareth de Vaux wrote: >> On Mon 2023-09-25 (17:38), Guido Falsi wrote: >>> This one, which calls in py-cryptography which requires rust. >> >> Thanks >> >>> There is a more general aspect to this. In the rest of the unix world >>> software is now almost universally build using CI systems and >>> buildboxes, >>> people use binary packages almost all the time in linux. Developers >>> don't >>> care to keep low overhead in their builds and with dependency. The ports >>> tree cannot mitigate this external pressure. >> >> Understood. Though the situation you point out has been around for >> decades >> and this is the first time I've encountered such a chaotic result. >> Anyway, in this specific case, simply be ready to see rust being requested as a build dependency of more and more software. Not that I approve, or disapprove, for that matter, of it, but this is the direction we're headed to. > > One can drive a car without using seat belts for years without any > injury [1], dies this mean seat belts are unnecessary? > > [1] if he is lucky enough to never cause or be involved (without any > blame) in a crash, even minor one. > -- Guido Falsi <madpilot@FreeBSD.org>
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