Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 20:34:04 +0200 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: obrien@FreeBSD.org Cc: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>, Andreas Klemm <andreas@FreeBSD.org>, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: PORTVERSION=6.1 wrong in linux_base-62 ??? Message-ID: <3BF40A9C.F4A2394D@FreeBSD.org> References: <20011112060014.GA489@titan.klemm.gtn.com> <20011111232603.A14074@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <20011115090311.C2084@dragon.nuxi.com>
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David O'Brien wrote: > > 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). Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. For example, I've tried to make linux-jdk working with linux_base-7 (installed RedHat's compat package for 7.1), but failed miserably. I suspect that many other linux ports will have the same problems. > Satoshi used to keep things clean along these lines, but with his absence > has come mayhem. Are you going to replace him? I would be glad if you do, otherwise I do not see much sense in such whining. -Maxim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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