Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2001 17:37:31 -0500 From: Jim Bryant <kc5vdj@yahoo.com> To: .@babolo.ru Cc: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux_base: update in place or repo copy? Message-ID: <3B9A9DAB.7010809@yahoo.com> References: <200109082219.CAA15275@aaz.links.ru>
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.@babolo.ru wrote:
> Marcel Moolenaar writes:
>
>>We have a choice to make. I can not update the current linux_base
>>port in place without breaking a large portion of the current
>>linux_base depending ports. We did that for 6.1 and there have
>>been times I wished we didn't.
>>
>>OTOH, creating a linux_base-7, as I then like it to be called,
>>has its disadvantages too. it's possible to track RH 7.x with
>>it I assume, but what happens if RH 8.x is released.
>>
>>The choices are:
>>
>>1. We do not upgrade at all,
>>2. We upgrade in place and live with any breakages it causes
>> and do our best to resolve whatever needs to be resolved
>> as quickly as possible,
>>3. We "branch-off" and create a seperate port so that people
>> have a choice which one they want to install. Maintainers
>> can update their oown ports iat their leisure,
>>4. Other; explain.
>>
> Is it possible to add new ELF type and brandelf -t
> binaries as type "Linux" and "Linux7"?
> And use /compat/linux and /compat/linux7 as roots.
> This can be extended to Solaris versions.
Sounds minimum-impact to me... what about ldconfig?
jim
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