cvs commit: ports/devel/libvanessa_adt Makefile pkg-plist ports/devel/libvanessa_adt/files patch-ltmain.sh

Kris Kennaway kris at obsecurity.org
Tue Mar 23 15:36:59 PST 2004


On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 11:12:24AM -0800, Doug Barton wrote:

> I object to both of the stated purposes for this commit. First, it's
> been discussed to death that 1. .la files sometimes serve a useful
> purpose, and 2. deleting them does not serve a useful purpose.

No, that's a matter of opinion that is controversial, and the only
rule is "don't remove them if they're actually used by something".

> Second,
> if a user has the port installed already, a bumped PORTREVISION would
> suggest to them that there is some benefit in deleting the existing port
> and reinstalling. Here that is clearly not the case.

This part is correct.

Kris
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