Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:24:22 -0800 From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> To: ports@FreeBSD.org, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: [HEADSUP] Upcoming change in dependency registration Message-ID: <7996d75b9d724f65af7dd3f63033eb03@ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <20150122180912.GE81001@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> References: <20150122180912.GE81001@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net>
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:09:13 +0100 Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> wrote > Hi all > > Some changes are coming to the ports, the diff is rather simple, but the > change of behaviour is worse notifying all maintainers: > > Currently and since very long the dependency registration in the ports tree > is based on the origin of the packages. which makes it unfriendly with > FLAVORS and Subpackages. > > The ports tree has been changed in the branch > https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/projects/rework-dependency-registration/ > > so now it basically do the same kind of mechanism which is done during the .. > > Last side effect it also prepare the way to be able to depend on provides and > depend correctly on "smart dep" aka "perl5>=5.18.2_3<5.20" > > This change is being exp-run and will be committed as soon as it is stable > enough > > Best regards, > Bapt Hi Bapt. Will this be OR'ed? In other words; will this create compatibility issues for anyone using ports without this change? While I develop on 11-CURRENT. I wonder about developers that aren't, or haven't yet incorporated this new change? (granted, developers *should* always be running *fairly* current revision(s)). I guess I'm just wondering if ports, and those still using them, that don't *yet* incorporate this change, will still continue to work as intended/expected (at least for awhile). I'm still reading the proposed changes. :) Thanks. --Chris
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