Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 15:10:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Alex Dupre <sysadmin@alexdupre.com> To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/53582: Update port: graphics/gd to 2.0.15 Message-ID: <200307012210.h61MAIWX015062@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/53582; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Alex Dupre <sysadmin@alexdupre.com> To: KATO Tsuguru <tkato@prontomail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, daichi <daichi@ongs.co.jp> Subject: Re: ports/53582: Update port: graphics/gd to 2.0.15 Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 00:03:37 +0200 Tuesday, July 1, 2003, 5:11:54 PM, you wrote: KT> Well, I guess the only reason gd-1.8.x port is remaind in KT> ports tree is gd-2.0.x was unstable developmental version. This is quite right, but we have many other similar ports in the tree and we have both versions. KT> At now. gd-2.0.15 is announced as stable release, KT> graphics/gd2 port should be retired immidiately and every KT> ports depending on it have to switch dependency to KT> graphics/gd. Isn't better to update gd2 and switch port dependencies to it? KT> Furthermore, gd-1.8.x port and gd-2.0.x was not be able to KT> co-exist safely. If there is still any paticular reason to KT> remain gd-1.8.x port, we'll have to modify its library name KT> etc. We can simply add a CONFLICT line inside their makefiles. -- Alex Dupre sysadmin@alexdupre.com http://www.alexdupre.com/ alex@sm.FreeBSD.org Today's excuse: Forced to support NT servers; sysadmins quit.
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