On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:06:30 +0200 Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 09:41:57AM +0200, Nicolas Thauvin wrote: > > I recently updated my packages and found that I'm impacted with PR > > 47935. So I installed x11/xf86-video-ati6, but it created a > > xf86-video-ati-6.14.6. > > > > The package name may conflict with x11/xf86-video-ati, since this > > one has a newer version, it would overwrite the other if both are > > built in a pbulk. Am I correct? > > Both are built by a bulk build. Depending on what tools you use for > installing your packages, the version from xf86-video-ati might get > installed since it has a higher version number. OK. This may be confusing. Some software is available in different version in pkgsrc, having 2 different package with their version would not be strange. > If we just switch the PKGNAME so they are different we have to add > manual conflicts but would avoid that problem. Do you think that'd be > useful? If you don't mind, I would prefer to have xf86-video-ati6 as PACKAGENAME, with a MESSAGE that explains why 2 versions are maintained. > > In PR 47935, a question is "do we keep this version?", I would say > > yes, even if modular Xorg segfault at the end, my laptop is usable > > and I can wait for KMS to be added to NetBSD. > Thanks and regards, -- Nicolas
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: PGP signature