Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 02:19:13 +0400 (MSD) From: .@babolo.ru To: marcel@xcllnt.net (Marcel Moolenaar) Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux_base: update in place or repo copy? Message-ID: <200109082219.CAA15275@aaz.links.ru> In-Reply-To: <20010908131518.A1238@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> from "Marcel Moolenaar" at "Sep 8, 1 01:15:18 pm"
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Marcel Moolenaar writes: > We have a choice to make. I can not update the current linux_base > port in place without breaking a large portion of the current > linux_base depending ports. We did that for 6.1 and there have > been times I wished we didn't. > > OTOH, creating a linux_base-7, as I then like it to be called, > has its disadvantages too. it's possible to track RH 7.x with > it I assume, but what happens if RH 8.x is released. > > The choices are: > > 1. We do not upgrade at all, > 2. We upgrade in place and live with any breakages it causes > and do our best to resolve whatever needs to be resolved > as quickly as possible, > 3. We "branch-off" and create a seperate port so that people > have a choice which one they want to install. Maintainers > can update their oown ports iat their leisure, > 4. Other; explain. Is it possible to add new ELF type and brandelf -t binaries as type "Linux" and "Linux7"? And use /compat/linux and /compat/linux7 as roots. This can be extended to Solaris versions. -- @BABOLO http://links.ru/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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