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Date:      Mon, 8 Jan 2018 03:47:05 +0700
From:      Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net>
To:        Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz>, Michael Grimm <trashcan@ellael.org>,  freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 'pkg upgrade -f spamassassin' stops but doesn't restart spamd
Message-ID:  <5A528749.9070308@grosbein.net>
In-Reply-To: <5A5284CC.9050400@quip.cz>
References:  <76627A89-D7E9-4010-910B-5F25886E7E7E@ellael.org> <5A523873.2050001@quip.cz> <5A524855.2040901@grosbein.net> <5A5284CC.9050400@quip.cz>

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08.01.2018 3:36, Miroslav Lachman wrote:

>> There IS consensus on modifying config files while upgrade and it is written in our Porter's Handbook:
>> only unmodified files may be changes with upgrade. Any other behaviour is a bug that should be fixed.
> 
> If it is that simple then tell me how it is possible that for many years there are repetitive discussions
> and many ports with many commits violating this "rule"?

Because:

1) People are lazy and make errors creating ports violating Porter's handbook instructions;
2) People are lazy and do not create formal Problem Reports even when they are annoyed
hoping that SomeOne (TM) would do that for them.

Where are your PRs?




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