From owner-freebsd-ruby@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 25 19:40:11 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ruby@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A352A1065675 for ; Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:40:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 941CE8FC12 for ; Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:40:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p6PJeBYe024295 for ; Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:40:11 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p6PJeB0H024294; Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:40:11 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:40:11 GMT Message-Id: <201107251940.p6PJeB0H024294@freefall.freebsd.org> To: ruby@FreeBSD.org From: hostmaster@gts.net Cc: Subject: Re: ports/151510: ports-mgmt/portupgrade: circular dependencies breaks pkgdb -L X-BeenThere: freebsd-ruby@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: hostmaster@gts.net List-Id: FreeBSD-specific Ruby discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:40:11 -0000 The following reply was made to PR ports/151510; it has been noted by GNATS. From: hostmaster@gts.net To: arved@FreeBSD.org Cc: ruby@FreeBSD.org, bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, rene@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/151510: ports-mgmt/portupgrade: circular dependencies breaks pkgdb -L Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:15:51 -0400 (EDT) On Mon, 25 Jul 2011, arved@FreeBSD.org wrote: |Synopsis: ports-mgmt/portupgrade: circular dependencies breaks pkgdb -L | |State-Changed-From-To: open->suspended |State-Changed-By: arved |State-Changed-When: Mon Jul 25 11:39:08 UTC 2011 |State-Changed-Why: |As rene wrote, this is not a portupbrade bug per se | |http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=151510 I still feel that this kind of cirularity should be detectable by portupgrade pkgdb, and some kind of evasion strategy taken - perhaps with user dialog - thus the user would no longer crippled by such loops to the point where the pkgdb system becomes completely unuseable. Bruce Becker +1 416 410 0879 GTS Network Administration Toronto, Ont. Email: hostmaster@GTS.Infra-service.CA