Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:51:44 +0100 From: Matthieu Volat <mazhe@alkumuna.eu> To: FreeBSD Ports <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [RFC/HEADSUP] portmaster default -w (preserve shared libraries) Message-ID: <20121212075144.ca3881329b4aa461c38c942e@alkumuna.eu> In-Reply-To: <50C7576C.5040100@FreeBSD.org> References: <50C7576C.5040100@FreeBSD.org>
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On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:55:24 -0600 Bryan Drewery <bdrewery@freebsd.org> wrote: > (As maintainer) I'm proposing to make -w the default for portmaster. > This will preserve old shared libraries when upgrading. This helps 2 things: > > [...] I have a few question about what happens if you always use this flag: * Do you keep every version of the shlibs you ever built on your system? * Are there any method to clean the unused ones? * What do we do about libraries versions that have security issues and that we need to get out asap? Regards, -- Matthieu Volat <mazhe@alkumuna.eu>
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