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Date:      Mon, 28 May 2001 10:50:04 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Anton Berezin <tobez@tobez.org>
To:        freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: ports/27707: Bogus make errors while executing pkg_version -v
Message-ID:  <200105281750.f4SHo4O23804@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR ports/27707; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Anton Berezin <tobez@tobez.org>
To: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, bmah@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: ports/27707: Bogus make errors while executing pkg_version -v
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 19:40:26 +0200

 On Mon, May 28, 2001 at 08:25:15PM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote:
 
 > Most of these cases involve ports which were removed altogether or
 > repo-copied into another category.
 > 
 > I personally think that both these cases merit the user's attention -
 > in the case of a removed port, the CVS log messages would show
 > a possible reason - obsoleted by this-and-this, or removed for lack
 > of attention and a bad security track, or something similar;
 > in the case of a repo-copied port, it is highly in the admin's interest
 > to either just change the origin line in /var/db/pkg/name/+CONTENTS,
 > or rebuild the port, to make sure that subsequent pkg_version runs
 > report correct version information.
 
 I agree, but how's that different from the current `unknown in index'
 report for such packages?
 
 \Anton.
 -- 
 May the tuna salad be with you.

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