ports/53582: Update port: graphics/gd to 2.0.15

[Alex Dupre]

The following reply was made to PR ports/53582; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Alex Dupre <sysadmin at alexdupre.com>
To: KATO Tsuguru <tkato at prontomail.com>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org, daichi <daichi at ongs.co.jp>
Subject: Re: ports/53582: Update port: graphics/gd to 2.0.15
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 00:03:37 +0200

 Tuesday, July 1, 2003, 5:11:54 PM, you wrote:
 
 KT> Well, I guess the only reason gd-1.8.x port is remaind in
 KT> ports tree is gd-2.0.x was unstable developmental version.
 
 This is quite right, but we have many other similar ports in the tree
 and we have both versions.
 
 KT> At now. gd-2.0.15 is announced as stable release, 
 KT> graphics/gd2 port should be retired immidiately and every
 KT> ports depending on it have to switch dependency to
 KT> graphics/gd.
 
 Isn't better to update gd2 and switch port dependencies to it?
 
 KT> Furthermore, gd-1.8.x port and gd-2.0.x was not be able to
 KT> co-exist safely. If there is still any paticular reason to
 KT> remain gd-1.8.x port, we'll have to modify its library name
 KT> etc.
 
 We can simply add a CONFLICT line inside their makefiles.
 
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