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Date:      Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:47:55 -0700
From:      Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: No-op port updates
Message-ID:  <4CB9D73B.1080800@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=sPgM4o0TPTpEJmp5KmrKFHtPbKYTdZAXE%2B4tW@mail.gmail.com>
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On 10/16/2010 8:30 AM, Rob Farmer wrote:
> What is the best practice for no-op port updates - i.e. version 1.0
> and 1.1 produce identical FreeBSD packages but they might be different
> on Linux/elsewhere? Update to have to port appear "current" or avoid
> forcing people to do unnecessary updates?

When faced with similar situations in the past I have chosen not to 
update, until the whinging became too extreme. :)  This is one of those 
where there is no "right" answer.


FWIW,

Doug

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