From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 17 08:19:40 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA1B9106566C for ; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:19:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glz@hidden-powers.com) Received: from mail.hidden-powers.com (mail.hidden-powers.com [213.242.135.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8859B8FC18 for ; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:19:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.hidden-powers.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dkim.hidden-powers.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 869776F2AD; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:02:32 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=hidden-powers.com; h=date :from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s= selector1; bh=eqyfEpXxNS4TDzES0E3Kax4OBBs=; b=DB5SCS1OyDxBVgiF/H c/DEggaT07DQckSUjTNtTjpZLxXrZ28j6Pm6cz17H5HsKQD+rMfaLuzAx3g5q8k5 57yn0LawY0VnG6XOqyA0083MUyKnoM0iu09WBTbwdv+bkC/p09VDq8Kla+LWaGLa MfaxAC74ND4fLj9c5bP3dTzAc= Received: from [172.16.2.121] (gw01.ismobile.com [212.73.186.202]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.hidden-powers.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1C8426F2AC; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:02:31 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:02:29 +0200 From: Goran Lowkrantz To: Matthew Seaman Message-ID: <3715EABBE36365A3573F12DC@[172.16.2.134]> In-Reply-To: <4E9BD6FB.8040803@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <4E95DF17.6030103@yandex.ru> <2CCA979ECF3C7EFFDDC39094@10.255.253.2> <56583972E78D48F91156BD98@[10.255.253.2]> <4E9BD6FB.8040803@infracaninophile.co.uk> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New Port for ACE-6.0.4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:19:40 -0000 --On October 17, 2011 8:19:23 +0100 Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 17/10/2011 02:45, Goran Lowkrantz wrote: >> - Both devel/ace5 and devel/ace6 installs version 5 of shared libraries. >> Should not devel/ace6 install version 6? > > Um... no. Not unless the ABI has changed. > Which is why I put the question, the need to verify. I would not expect ACE to change major number due to marketing pressure so the probability that there are incompatible changes between major versions is significant. /glz --- "There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum." -- Arthur C. Clarke