Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 23:12:37 -0400 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Ruslan Mahmatkhanov <cvs-src@yandex.ru> Cc: Marcus von Appen <mva@freebsd.org>, Li-Wen Hsu <lwhsu@freebsd.org>, python <python@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Python distribution: switching to tar.xz Message-ID: <CAF6rxg=c2tuE4s3J661%2BL0Bt6rFvvZXJco_O_BEAuoVsaOQoew@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5069DEEC.6090907@yandex.ru> References: <50698A96.4000301@yandex.ru> <20121001161037.Horde.w6rVCKGZi1VQaaRdcWmiv-A@webmail.df.eu> <CAKBkRUy2F_Lk4WM6wt-VqOptQLiURLxU0eUOOQ7puEteLSK3pA@mail.gmail.com> <5069DB04.5080806@yandex.ru> <20121001181100.GA90625@FreeBSD.cs.nctu.edu.tw> <5069DEEC.6090907@yandex.ru>
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On 1 October 2012 14:20, Ruslan Mahmatkhanov <cvs-src@yandex.ru> wrote: > So we returned to initial question :). Is this acceptable to do this, > because it will require all the distinfos change "w/o a reason"? I didn't > see anything criminal there, but other people may know better. distinfo can change. The concern about different distinfos is only when the distfiles are re-rolled, but the contents are not checked against the original. There have been cases of compromised mirrors hosting bogus or malicious content. So long as it "makes sense" to change the distinfo no one will question you. :) -- Eitan Adler
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