Re: PR/48194 CVS commit: pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/lib

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

The following reply was made to PR pkg/48194; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: PR/48194 CVS commit: pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/lib
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:15:49 +0200

 On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 05:05:00PM +0000, Pierre Pronchery wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR pkg/48194; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: Pierre Pronchery <khorben%netbsd.org@localhost>
 > To: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
 > Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, agc%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
 > gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
 >  pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Subject: Re: PR/48194 CVS commit: pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/lib
 > Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:00:56 +0200
 > 
 >  On 11/09/2013 18:41, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
 >  > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 02:30:01PM +0000, Pierre Pronchery wrote:
 >  >>  now that I have pushed the change to both pkgsrc and src, I would like
 >  >>  to ask about version handling and the PKGTOOLS_REQD variable. I believe
 >  >>  the "latest version required for correct pkgsrc operation" includes this
 >  >>  patch, since it was impossible so far to even simply extract signed
 >  >>  packages reliably.
 >  > 
 >  > Given that noone has used signed binary as evident by the lack of bug
 >  > reports, I object to the bump at this point in time.
 >  
 >  ...which in turn, means that it blocks people from even trying it. If we
 >  keep going that pace, it will never be used ever.
 
 You can always just install a newer pkg_install. The point is that
 PKGTOOL_REQD *forces* you to update.
 
 Joerg