Ports management tools in the base (Was: Re: cvs commit: www/en/projects/ideas ideas.xml)

[Doug Barton]

Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> Quoting Rene Ladan <r.c.ladan at gmail.com> (Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:20:18 +0100):
> 
>> Doug Barton schreef:
> 
>>> As for the requirements in the ideas page ...
>>>
>> [...]
>>>     * storing old copies of shared libraries after shmajor number change
>>> in /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg
>>>
>>> Portmaster doesn't do this currently. I have mixed feelings about
>>> whether this is even a good idea or not. I'd be happy to elaborate on
>>> why if anyone cares.
>>>
>> [...]
>>
>> Not having a /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg is cleaner IMO.
> 
> It requires you to have all software up-to-date after a library version
> bump. This is not always desired.

Can you explain in more detail when and why that might be the case? 
What I'm trying to figure out is where the 80/20 line is here.

Doug

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