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Date:      Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:29:29 -0700
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Second "RFC" on pkg-data idea for ports
Message-ID:  <20040413042929.GA24603@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <407B6B43.2050507@pacific.net.sg>
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On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 12:23:31PM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote:
> Hi,
>=20
> Garance A Drosihn wrote:
> >At 11:40 PM -0400 4/12/04, Garance A Drosihn wrote:
> >
> >>What I'd like is some idea of whether this project is worth
> >>pursuing.  If not, then Darren and I will concentrate on some
> >>other, less disruptive project....
> >>
> >>If this project does not seem like it would be worth the effort,
> >>then that will be perfectly okay too.  Please let me know what
> >>you think...
> >
> >
> >Note that I am expecting that "silence" means the project is
> >NOT worth doing.  I can not commit these changes without help
>=20
> I would not express it like this. The problems people have with FreeBSD=
=20
> are very different one.
>=20
> Let me explain the very simple problem I alway encounter while working=20
> with the ports as a plain user.
>=20
> If some other versions of related packages or ports are installed, the=20
> installation process does not complete or even stops just at the spot.
>=20
> It would be real helpfull to users if the package or port system would=20
> be able to automatically overcome this problem with installing the=20
> needed version in a way that the installed versions stays intact.

Take a look at the portupgrade port, I think that's what you're trying
to describe.

> This could lead to a general system where any number of different=20
> versions of a package or port could be installed on the machine without=
=20
> any interferance.

That's a very different problem.

Kris
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