Re: pkg/42708 (graphics/gimp-refocus-it triggers NetBSD 4 make bug (NetBSD 4.0/i386) (+FIX))

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/42708; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/42708 (graphics/gimp-refocus-it triggers NetBSD 4 make bug
 (NetBSD 4.0/i386) (+FIX))
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:05:22 +0100

 On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:25:03PM +0000, Robert Elz wrote:
 >  If the problem was with any other OS (linux, Darwin, Solaris, ...) we
 >  wouldn't even consider a similar approach, it is only because of the
 >  close relationship between NetBSD and pkgsrc that pkgsrc sometimes
 >  believes that a pkgsrc problem (which is what this is, even though it is
 >  caused by an OS bug) can be fixed by requiring an update of the OS.
 
 If the problem was with any other OS, it would be handled by
 Bootstrapping already and we wouldn't have this discussion.
 So my position on this is exactly that -- either update your base system
 or bootstrap.
 
 Joerg