Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 20:37:29 +0000 From: Charlie Root <root@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: INDEX* in /usr/ports Message-ID: <20041005203729.GC40447@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> In-Reply-To: <20041005152935.GB69207@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <20041005183857.GA40447@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> <20041005152935.GB69207@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 04:29:35PM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: > On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 06:38:57PM +0000, Tarc wrote: > > What different in this files?! I see the different package versions, but what naything else? > > For FreeBSD 4.x and 5.x different package organization? Why? > > The dependencies for many ports are different between 4.x and 5.x, > which is why there are two different INDEX files generated. > > The different depencies are mostly due to: > > - the standard system compiler being gcc-3.4.x in FreeBSD-5.x and > gcc-2.95.4 under FreeBSD-4.x: gcc-3.4.x is much stricter about > C++ syntax and not entirely code compatible with gcc-2.95.4, so > there's quite a few ports that depend on installing one of the > gcc ports in order to compile under 4.x > Note, that standart system compiller in FreeBSD RELENG_5_2 is gcc-3.3.3 > - changes in the threading support between 4.x and 5.x > > - various ports that only work under 5.x or that only work under > 4.x, usually related to one or both of the previous points > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks > Savill Way > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow > Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK But why many ports differ between together only by version or revision number? and in dependenses of them stay different versions. How make(1) check this difference?
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