D'Arcy Cain <darcy%NetBSD.org@localhost> writes: > On 07/19/2017 11:28 AM, Adam Ciarcinski wrote: >> Module Name: pkgsrc >> Committed By: adam >> Date: Wed Jul 19 15:28:19 UTC 2017 > > Not that I have a big problem with it but when I updated a package > maintained by someone else I got heck for not clearing it with them > first. Isn't it a rule? Generally, the norm is to contact MAINTAINER before doing something that might be objectionable or is a big deal. Micro version updates with changelogs that look like minor bugfixes and security fixes are obviously ok, as are fixing builds on other platforms, fixing LDFLAGS for RELRO, and stuff like that. I would certainly contact MAINAINER for things like jumping to an incompatible version, or serious rototilling. In packages where I MAINTAIN, when I become aware of a reason a major version upgrade would be a problem, I leave a comment in the Makefile.
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