Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 22:58:21 +0200 From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> To: Bill Fumerola <billf@chimesnet.com> Cc: Edward Wolpert <wolpert@methodsystems.com>, Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, Andreas Klemm <andreas@FreeBSD.ORG>, Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net>, Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/databases/p5-DBD-Pg Makefile ports/databas Message-ID: <20000827225820.A37044@titan.klemm.gtn.com> In-Reply-To: <20000827152643.U57333@jade.chc-chimes.com>; from billf@chimesnet.com on Sun, Aug 27, 2000 at 03:26:43PM -0400 References: <20000827202609.A29786@titan.klemm.gtn.com> <XFMail.000827125205.wolpert@methodsystems.com> <20000827152643.U57333@jade.chc-chimes.com>
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On Sun, Aug 27, 2000 at 03:26:43PM -0400, Bill Fumerola wrote: > On Sun, Aug 27, 2000 at 12:52:05PM -0600, Edward Wolpert wrote: > > > As far as should postgresql 7.x be called postgresql7 or postgresql, > > I somewhat agree with Klemm about the 'what if' case below. However, > > if this is the case, then the 6.x version of the port shouldn't have > > been deleted in the first place. > > If v6 is needed to be brought back since _it_ is the odd scenario, > _it_ would become postgresql6. > > Mainstream is 7, so databases/postgresql should be 7. Excuse me, but why do we then have/take the extra overhead of a repository copy if a new/parallel port with version numer is only intended to have a short/temporary lifetime ? Then repository copies doesn't make sense and all the involved work so far would be for nuts and additionally pollutes the Attic for no reason ! Andreas /// -- Andreas Klemm Powered by FreeBSD SMP Songs from our band >>64Bits<<............http://www.apsfilter.org/64bits.html My homepage................................ http://people.FreeBSD.ORG/~andreas Please note: Apsfilter got a NEW HOME................http://www.apsfilter.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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