Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 14:36:16 +0100 From: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@nsu.ru> Cc: ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/databases/p5-DBI Makefile Message-ID: <20030903133616.GP8995@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <20030903131004.GA47455@regency.nsu.ru> References: <20030903124527.GA2088@drago.fomokka.net> <20030903131004.GA47455@regency.nsu.ru>
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On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 08:10:04PM +0700, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 08:45:27PM +0800, Foxfair Hu wrote:
> > Ok, let me clarify it a bit:
> >=20
> > > perl -v
> >=20
> > This is perl, version 5.005_03 built for i386-freebsd
> >=20
> > > sudo make install
> > =3D=3D=3D> p5-DBI-1.38 This port is for perl 5.6.0 and later only..
> >=20
> > Now, what's that next step? One who really wants to use DBI can do
> > either of the following steps:
> >=20
> > 1. install 1.37 from CPAN
> > 2. do a revert checkout from FreeBSD's ports repo, make install then.
> >=20
> > I don't know how big this issue is, and I won't decide it myself. But=
if=20
> > most people are considering this upgrade harmful. I'll roll p5-DBI back=
to=20
> > v1.37 before 4.9-R. I am still open to hear other porters' comment.
>=20
> Well, I see the following ways (well, some of them anyways):
>=20
> 1) Fix 1.38 p-5.005_03-[in]compatibily issues, shall this be clean
> enough; that is, only apply a fix if building for -STABLE.
> Alternatively, bug DBI guys about breaking p-5.005_03 and ask them to
> fix this ;-);
> 2) Repocopy p5-DBI to p5-DBI-137, carrying 1.37 version, and use it
> on -STABLE instead of p5-DBI;
The problem I see with this one is teaching ports that depend on p5-DBI
which version they should pull in.
> 3) Upgrade perl to 5.6 on -STABLE *grin*;
That's not so bad, but I don't think there's any way that 4.9 can go out the
door with the current situation.
Ceri
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