cvs commit: ports CHANGES INDEX INDEX-5

Alexandr Kovalenko never at nevermind.kiev.ua
Sat Nov 13 09:58:05 PST 2004


Hello, Pav Lucistnik!

On Sat, Nov 13, 2004 at 06:48:01PM +0100, you wrote:

> > > krion       2004-11-13 10:16:06 UTC
> > > 
> > >   FreeBSD ports repository
> > > 
> > >   Modified files:
> > >     .                    CHANGES 
> > >   Removed files:
> > >     .                    INDEX INDEX-5 
> > >   Log:
> > >   Since INDEX version in CVS is always too old, portmgr decided to
> > >   remove it.  You will still be able to build your own INDEX or use
> > >   'fetchindex' target in /usr/ports/.
> > 
> > And now I should wait 2.5 hours after cvsup first deletes my INDEX*
> > file, and then portupgrade decides to recreate it.
> > 
> > Thank you for wasting my time.
> 
> Thank portupgrade author to wasting your time. Portupgrade does not need
> an INDEX file for regular operation, just touch empty INDEX file and it
> will be happy.

I know that, but you could notify author of portupgrade _before_ this
removal, so that he will change behavour of portupgrade?

And take a note that a lot of people, who doesn't know if INDEX[-5] is
needed or not needed by portupgrade will wast their time.

I assume portupgrade is key port for FreeBSD system.

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