Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 19:25:24 +0200 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org, kris@FreeBSD.org, security-officer@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/databases/gigabase distinfo Message-ID: <20001214192524.L369@ringworld.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <20001214122157.G1873@puck.firepipe.net>; from will@physics.purdue.edu on Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 12:21:57PM -0500 References: <200012141225.eBECPn385434@freefall.freebsd.org> <20001214122157.G1873@puck.firepipe.net>
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On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 12:21:57PM -0500, Will Andrews wrote: > On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 04:25:49AM -0800, Peter Pentchev wrote: > > Log: > > Forced commit: the previous checksum chase commit was because the source > > tarball changed. No functional differences, only some prototyp definitions > > were changed from C preprocessor macros to real C/C++ keywords. > > > > Requested by: kris (and SOP) > > Pointy hat: roam - I *did* remember that ftp.FreeBSD.org still carried > > the old distfile to diff against, but I remembered *after* > > the commit (and minutes later, was reminded of the same by > > several people) > > As a general rule, I see little point to noting the differences between > checksums.. most users will never know what your commit message about > this "problem" said, since most users don't read cvs commit messages. > Additionally, if the authors don't bother to document why they changed > the distribution without updating the version, then it's probably not > worth upgrading the port. How about noting the differences just to calm down some paranoid committers (like me, usually, but I took this one on faith from the port maintainer) are afraid of compromised distfiles on compromised distsites? :) G'luck, Peter -- I've heard that this sentence is a rumor. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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