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Date:      Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:03:11 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
Cc:        Andreas Klemm <andreas@FreeBSD.org>, ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: PORTVERSION=6.1 wrong in linux_base-62 ???
Message-ID:  <20011115090311.C2084@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <20011111232603.A14074@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net>; from marcel@xcllnt.net on Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 11:26:03PM -0800
References:  <20011112060014.GA489@titan.klemm.gtn.com> <20011111232603.A14074@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net>

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On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 11:26:03PM -0800, Marcel Moolenaar wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 07:00:14AM +0100, Andreas Klemm wrote:
> > We have 3 linux_base ports:
> > 
> > linux_base	with PORTVERSION=6.1
> > linux_base-6.2	with PORTVERSION=6.1
> > linux_base	with PORTVERSION=7
> > 
> > I think PORTVERSION has to be 6.2 in linux_base-6.2, or ?
> 
> I think linux_base-6.2 should not have been created. There was
> no reason for...

Yes there is.  The "plain" port name should be the latest-and-greatest
port.  Do you plan for the 6.2 version to last for a very long time,
beside the 7.1 version?  If so, then both ports should have a version
number (ie, like StarOffice, where there are strong reasons for the
separation).  For linux_base, I don't see that need.  The 7.1 version
should include any needed 6.2 "compat" libs(bits).

Satoshi used to keep things clean along these lines, but with his absence
has come mayhem.

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)

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