Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 17:05:33 +0100 From: Dirk Froemberg <dirk@FreeBSD.org> To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com> Cc: Dirk Froemberg <dirk@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/sysutils/mkisofs112 Makefile ports/sysutils/mkisofs112/files md5 ports/sysutils/mkisofs112/patches patch-ag patch-ac patch-af ports/sysutils/mkisofs112/pkg PLIST Message-ID: <19990223170532.A81288@physik.TU-Berlin.DE> In-Reply-To: <19990223012559.A29806@dragon.nuxi.com>; from David O'Brien on Tue, Feb 23, 1999 at 01:25:59AM -0800 References: <199902221348.FAA40049@freefall.freebsd.org> <19990223012559.A29806@dragon.nuxi.com>
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Hi David! On Tue, Feb 23, 1999 at 01:25:59AM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > > sysutils/mkisofs112 Makefile > ... > > Log: > > Upgrade to 1.12b4 after repository copy. > > I really hate having several versions of small utilities in ports. I > just confuses users. IMHO, it is only OK, if the package is a well known > program with real differences between versions that will cause people to > have a preference to stick with the older version. I killed mkhybrid12 > for this reason. > > That said, why not just updated the mkisofs port?? It has no maintainer. > I also note that mkisofs112 has no maintainer and thus will rot. mkisofs-1.12b4 is labelled as beta. So it is useful to have a stable version (mkisofs) and a version that has more features (mkisofs112). ports without a maintainer will rot and ports with a maintainer won't rot? I don't think it is that easy! > I propose that either (1) you become offical maintainer of mkisofs112 and > track its versions, or (2) trash mkisofs112 and update mkisofs. There won't be many versions to track. The latest version is from Aug 15 1998. But if I can save mkisofs112 from rotting by becoming the maintainer I'll do so. ;-) > > This version has support for joliet filesystems, now. > > mkhybrid has this, so what does mkisofs112 add? mkhybrid is a different program. It is based on mkisofs only. But it developed separately now. What does pine add compared to elm? Anway... I think I see your point. Let's do the following compromise: We leave mkhybrid, mkhybrid12, mkisofs and mkisofs112 as they are for now. I'll become the maintainer of mkisofs and mkisofs112. After a period of time (e. g. one or two month) if they were no complains we drop mkisofs and rename mkisofs112 to mkisofs. Ok? There is another version of mkisofs bundled with cdrecord which seems to be more active developed by Joerg Schilling. Perhaps we can take this version to supersede the other two. I'll have a look at it. Best regards Dirk -- e-mail: dirk@FreeBSD.ORG To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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