Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:29:29 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Second "RFC" on pkg-data idea for ports Message-ID: <20040413042929.GA24603@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <407B6B43.2050507@pacific.net.sg> References: <p0602040cbca10a7dbe52@[128.113.24.47]> <p0602040dbca11349ce03@[128.113.24.47]> <407B6B43.2050507@pacific.net.sg>
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--jRHKVT23PllUwdXP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 12:23:31PM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, >=20 > Garance A Drosihn wrote: > >At 11:40 PM -0400 4/12/04, Garance A Drosihn wrote: > > > >>What I'd like is some idea of whether this project is worth > >>pursuing. If not, then Darren and I will concentrate on some > >>other, less disruptive project.... > >> > >>If this project does not seem like it would be worth the effort, > >>then that will be perfectly okay too. Please let me know what > >>you think... > > > > > >Note that I am expecting that "silence" means the project is > >NOT worth doing. I can not commit these changes without help >=20 > I would not express it like this. The problems people have with FreeBSD= =20 > are very different one. >=20 > Let me explain the very simple problem I alway encounter while working=20 > with the ports as a plain user. >=20 > If some other versions of related packages or ports are installed, the=20 > installation process does not complete or even stops just at the spot. >=20 > It would be real helpfull to users if the package or port system would=20 > be able to automatically overcome this problem with installing the=20 > needed version in a way that the installed versions stays intact. Take a look at the portupgrade port, I think that's what you're trying to describe. > This could lead to a general system where any number of different=20 > versions of a package or port could be installed on the machine without= =20 > any interferance. That's a very different problem. Kris --jRHKVT23PllUwdXP Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAe2ypWry0BWjoQKURAjohAKDMG7Ag8JPkfCWw+SxdkgT8iHXK7gCfWfCt jG9kH9ZSORrQylLAmjsw7Lc= =cHTK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jRHKVT23PllUwdXP--
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