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Date:      Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:10:21 +0400
From:      Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc:        cvs-ports@freebsd.org, Andrew Pantyukhin <infofarmer@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/emulators/linux_base-fc4 Makefile ports/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.1 Makefile ports/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.2 Makefile ports/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.3 Makefile ports/emulators/linux_dist-gentoo-stage1 Makefile ports/emu
Message-ID:  <90825554@srv.sem.ipt.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20061005174020.GA77126@xor.obsecurity.org> (Kris Kennaway's message of "Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:40:20 -0400")
References:  <cb5206420610050849y7bf8c8b4v87057db1e81f9004@mail.gmail.com> <15788250@srv.sem.ipt.ru> <20061005174020.GA77126@xor.obsecurity.org>

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On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:40:20 -0400 Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 08:11:01PM +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote:
> > On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:49:53 +0400 Andrew Pantyukhin wrote:
> > > On 10/5/06, Boris Samorodov <bsam@freebsd.org> wrote:
> > > > bsam        2006-10-05 15:32:10 UTC
> > > >
> > > >   FreeBSD ports repository
> > > >
> > > >   Modified files:
> > > >     emulators/linux_base-fc4 Makefile
> > > >     emulators/linux_base-suse-9.1 Makefile
> > > >     emulators/linux_base-suse-9.2 Makefile
> > > >     emulators/linux_base-suse-9.3 Makefile
> > > >     emulators/linux_dist-gentoo-stage1 Makefile
> > > >     emulators/linux_dist-gentoo-stage2 Makefile
> > > >     emulators/linux_dist-gentoo-stage3 Makefile
> > > >     x11/linux-XFree86-libs Makefile
> > > >   Log:
> > > >   Remove deleted linux_base-* and linux_locale* ports from CONFLICTS variable
> > > >   of the remaining linux ports.
> > > >
> > > >   Reviewed by:    netchild (agreed in principle)
> > 
> > > IMHO, you really shouldn't do that. People with old packages
> > > installed should not worry about trying out new ports. Now you've
> > > opened a way for their systems to be messed up.
> > 
> > Well, we are speaking about already deleted ports. Once they were
> > deleted and user's ports tree updated any adding/removing should be
> > done according to /usr/ports/UPDATING (i.e. reading about default
> > linux_base port and how to upgrade).
> > 
> > Once a user uses fixed ports tree and pre-built packages there should
> > be no problems.

> I agree with Andrew; there should at least be a window where you keep
> the CONFLICTS around to give users time to upgrade without installing
> conflicting packages that mess up their system.

OK, you convinced me. How long should this period be?


WBR
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Boris Samorodov (bsam)
Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP
FreeBSD committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve



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