Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 19:57:55 +0200 From: Alexandr Kovalenko <never@nevermind.kiev.ua> To: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports CHANGES INDEX INDEX-5 Message-ID: <20041113175755.GA59121@nevermind.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <1100368082.8072.72.camel@hood.oook.cz> References: <200411131016.iADAG6lG083848@repoman.freebsd.org> <20041113174113.GC76034@nevermind.kiev.ua> <1100368082.8072.72.camel@hood.oook.cz>
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Hello, Pav Lucistnik! On Sat, Nov 13, 2004 at 06:48:01PM +0100, you wrote: > > > krion 2004-11-13 10:16:06 UTC > > > > > > FreeBSD ports repository > > > > > > Modified files: > > > . CHANGES > > > Removed files: > > > . INDEX INDEX-5 > > > Log: > > > Since INDEX version in CVS is always too old, portmgr decided to > > > remove it. You will still be able to build your own INDEX or use > > > 'fetchindex' target in /usr/ports/. > > > > And now I should wait 2.5 hours after cvsup first deletes my INDEX* > > file, and then portupgrade decides to recreate it. > > > > Thank you for wasting my time. > > Thank portupgrade author to wasting your time. Portupgrade does not need > an INDEX file for regular operation, just touch empty INDEX file and it > will be happy. I know that, but you could notify author of portupgrade _before_ this removal, so that he will change behavour of portupgrade? And take a note that a lot of people, who doesn't know if INDEX[-5] is needed or not needed by portupgrade will wast their time. I assume portupgrade is key port for FreeBSD system. -- NEVE-RIPE, will build world for food Ukrainian FreeBSD User Group http://uafug.org.ua/
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