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Date:      Sun, 18 Jan 1998 17:23:19 -0800
From:      John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
To:        ache@nagual.pp.ru
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.ORG, asami@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: amanda port, empty PATCH_STRIP= lines causes trouble
Message-ID:  <199801190123.RAA17475@austin.polstra.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980119014033.14512A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980119014033.14512A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net>

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In article <Pine.BSF.3.96.980119014033.14512A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net>,
=?KOI8-R?B?4c7E0sXKIP7F0s7P1w==?=  <ache@nagual.pp.ru> wrote:

> The first reason of "unfixing" was that standard ncurses patches
> set applies cleanly on all systems excepting FreeBSD (which have
> abnormal "fixed" patch).

Come on, Andrey, the new patch has broken a sizeable portion of the
ports tree just to fix ncurses, which IMHO is broken itself.

> Ncurses patches set is only bug trigger and it seems better not wait
> until another one comes in.

When another one comes in, then we'll have two.  Currently, we have a
lot more broken ports than that, all as a result of this change.

> I especially wonder why you not say something when patch was "fixed" 
> first and new CVS imported.

Sometimes the consequences of a change aren't obvious until it's been
made.  This one is bad news.  A lot of people are complaining about
it.  I wish you'd just back it out until a better solution can be
found.

John
--
   John Polstra                                       jdp@polstra.com
   John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                Seattle, Washington USA
   "Self-knowledge is always bad news."                 -- John Barth



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