From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 3 18:07:52 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92BD716A4E0 for ; Fri, 3 Oct 2003 18:07:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mta2.adelphia.net (mta2.adelphia.net [68.168.78.178]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F71043FBF for ; Fri, 3 Oct 2003 18:07:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from parv_fm@mailsent.net) Received: from moo.holy.cow ([68.67.227.19]) by mta2.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.32 201-253-122-126-132-20030307) with ESMTP id <20031004010753.BORG2505.mta2.adelphia.net@moo.holy.cow>; Fri, 3 Oct 2003 21:07:53 -0400 Received: by moo.holy.cow (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 11218A3BF; Fri, 3 Oct 2003 21:11:12 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 21:11:12 -0400 From: parv To: Clint Olsen Message-ID: <20031004011111.GA2015@moo.holy.cow> Mail-Followup-To: Clint Olsen , Jens Rehsack , ports@freebsd.org References: <20031003093906.3C6715CF@0lsen.net> <3F7D4E01.8010806@liwing.de> <3F7DA5C8.4030907@liwing.de> <20031003174111.GA1221@0lsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031003174111.GA1221@0lsen.net> cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trashed my machine via ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 01:07:52 -0000 in message <20031003174111.GA1221@0lsen.net>, wrote Clint Olsen thusly... > > I ran pkgdb -F and in most cases I chose the default answers (not > knowing a better alternative). It would be nice if the dependency > "score" information was more clear. Here is my experience w/ pkgdb... Score -- Action ------------------------------------------------------------- => 80 % -- Accept the default suggestion as is; do a /quick/ visual inspection if the new suggestion, more or less, literally, *looks*like* the old one. No need to actually read the suggestion. 65 or 70 - 80 % -- Read carefully before accepting the default. At least, make sure that the port origins are same. < 65 % -- Definitely make sure that you want to use the suggested dependency; skip if have slightest of the doubt. - Parv --