From owner-freebsd-ports Tue Aug 28 8:59:40 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from aldan.algebra.com (aldan.algebra.com [216.254.65.224]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA4FD37B405; Tue, 28 Aug 2001 08:59:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mi@aldan.algebra.com) Received: from aldan.algebra.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aldan.algebra.com (8.11.5/8.11.5) with ESMTP id f7SFw1I06599; Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:58:02 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mi@aldan.algebra.com) Message-Id: <200108281558.f7SFw1I06599@aldan.algebra.com> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:58:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Mikhail Teterin Subject: Re: support for a.out in ports To: sobomax@FreeBSD.org Cc: stable@FreeBSD.org, ports@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <3B8B5BB8.778403AD@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=x-user-defined Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On 28 Aug, Maxim Sobolev wrote: >> They are not that difficult to add... Should the minor numbers >> be tolerated? Should they be welcome? Should they be actively >> encouraged? Thanks, > > No, they shouldn't, unless it is a binary-only package. They should not what? There were three questions, starting with "should", but only one answer :-) > a.out support is dead, and soon will be retired from bsd.port.mk as > well. If this the "official" position, could you provide the reference or something so I can remove the minor numbers from my ports' pkg-plists? Thank you, -- |\__-----__/| _____/ ::::: :::\_____ '__--( ::::::::..::)--__` -mi If you have a / _- \/ :::::::\/ -_ serious knowledge / / :. .::::\ \ about computers -- | ::::::::::::| Ok, let's say you broke keep it in a secret! _|/ ::::____::\|_ the wall with your head "Rules of dating", / /:::::/:_::\::\:.\ What are you going to 'Playboy', ? 1994 | :| ..:(_/ \::|::|::| do in the next cell? | :|:::::. ::|: |::|.:| Stanislaw J. Lec \ |:: :::_/::/: :|:/ ((___\____\____/___/___)) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message