Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:16:47 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Vladimir Grebenschikov <vova@sw.ru> Cc: emulation@freebsd.org, Marcin Jessa <lists@yazzy.org> Subject: Re: bad dependance on -> linux_base while upgrade Message-ID: <20050909101647.saopph7c4kwgg4ck@netchild.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <1126251832.1107.6.camel@localhost> References: <1126169430.1104.15.camel@localhost> <20050908110403.71c0c5fd.lists@yazzy.org> <20050908185053.4c9b7015@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <1126251832.1107.6.camel@localhost>
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Vladimir Grebenschikov <vova@sw.ru> wrote: Removing current@ from CC. > ? ??, 08/09/2005 ? 18:50 +0200, Alexander Leidinger ?????: >> There's no autodetection of the used linux_base version. We have a >> default linux_base and everything is supposed to work with only this >> version. Everything else is pure luck (or good "upward-compatibility" >> of the linux ports, but this isn't required). > > Probably we should register same dependence as we check ? > I mean we check existence of /compat/linux/etc/redhat-release as > dependence, > Then check related port: > # pkg_which /compat/linux/etc/redhat-release > linux_base-rh-9 > # > And then register valid dependence. This would result in the expectation that every linux port (or at least most ports) are able to run with every linux_base. We can't guarantee this. So we require to make the override explicit. This way the user has to live with the decission he decided to make. Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137 A is for Apple. -- Hester Pryne
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