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(also: elixir-devel doesn't support mix release) Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 21:12:56 -0700 X-Mailer: MailMate (1.13.2r5673) Message-ID: <88FB0E34-FBB2-4257-A1C8-4F24B9BA130F@patmaddox.com> List-Id: Support of Erlang-related ports List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-erlang List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-erlang@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Ky4QN72jqz3HY6 X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=patmaddox.com header.s=fm3 header.b=sxQRRbZJ; dkim=pass header.d=messagingengine.com header.s=fm1 header.b="c mpV4J1"; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of pat@patmaddox.com designates 64.147.123.24 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=pat@patmaddox.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.60 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:64.147.123.24]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[patmaddox.com:+,messagingengine.com:+]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:29838, ipnet:64.147.123.0/24, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; SUBJECT_HAS_QUESTION(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[64.147.123.24:from]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[patmaddox.com:s=fm3,messagingengine.com:s=fm1]; FREEFALL_USER(0.00)[pat]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-erlang@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[patmaddox.com]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; DWL_DNSWL_LOW(-1.00)[messagingengine.com:dkim]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-erlang] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N I had been working on a patch to lang/elixir-devel to support mix releases, per the problem I shared in https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-erlang/2022-May/000629.html When working on it, I saw that lang/elixir doesn’t have the problem - it doesn’t patch `elixir` to “hard-wire” the OTP release. So I can just depend on lang/elixir instead. I had assumed that lang/elixir-devel just provided a more up-to-date version of elixir, to get access to a newer elixir while still using quarterly ports. That appears not to be the case. Two key differences I note are: 1. lang/elixir depends on lang/erlang, whereas lang/elixir-devel depends on lang/erlang-runtime* 2. lang/elixir builds elixir as-is, whereas lang/elixir-devel patches the `elixir` script to “hard-wire” the OTP release. What is the intent of the lang/elixir-devel port? Pat