Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 11:08:51 +0100 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@dougbarton.us> Cc: clutton <clutton@zoho.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: WITHOUT_NLS is deprecated use NLS option instead Message-ID: <20131226100851.GD40122@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> In-Reply-To: <52BBD2FC.2070405@dougbarton.us> References: <52BBC4F3.2050508@dougbarton.us> <1388040674.3771.27.camel@eva02.mbsd> <52BBD2FC.2070405@dougbarton.us>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
--iVCmgExH7+hIHJ1A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 10:55:56PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > On 12/25/2013 10:51 PM, clutton wrote: > > Sorry, but I have a quite opposite view. Making both variants work means > > chaos. More variants means more complication. >=20 > if <options for nls mean no> || WITHOUT_NLS; then >=20 >=20 > This is not chaos. It's called "backwards compatibility," which is a=20 > critical part of every mature software project. >=20 > OTOH, forcing users to jump through stupid hoops to change=20 > configurations which have worked for over a decade is a sign of the=20 > inmates running the asylum. >=20 > Doug >=20 Backward compatility is still in there, this is a warning to the users, so = that they do get time to migrate. And it will stay for a while, even if OPTIONS_UNSET=3DNLS is recommanded for more than a year. regards, Bapt --iVCmgExH7+hIHJ1A Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.15 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlK8ADMACgkQ8kTtMUmk6EwJzQCeLbZ7BJSDtbpfAQXtFti9/0uO CWYAnRFdrxUkZDa0TGLEH529nT81dHJw =Q+j3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --iVCmgExH7+hIHJ1A--
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20131226100851.GD40122>