Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:48:07 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 206922] Handbook: Chapter 4.5+ changes Message-ID: <bug-206922-9-jTZX27Ej5I@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-206922-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-206922-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D206922 Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |wblock@FreeBSD.org --- Comment #3 from Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> --- At present, portmaster still has no direct competition. It is a no-dependencies shell script. portupgrade is the closest thing, but Ruby a= nd ruby-bdb dependencies cause trouble on upgrades. Package builders like poudriere and synth do not compete in the same space, with higher overhead in dependencies, configuration, disk space, build time, and user interface. As far as maintenance, nobody wants to maintain dense shell script. (The reasons for portmaster being in sh are debatable in their own right, but not relevant to this discussion.) Until there is a close replacement, or portmaster is no longer functional, removing it from the documentation is premature. That is not a statement on the desirability of the situation, just an instance of BSD pragmatism. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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