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Re: pkg/42704 (Adding support for bmake as a pkgsrc tool (ala gmake))
The following reply was made to PR pkg/42704; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc:
Subject: Re: pkg/42704 (Adding support for bmake as a pkgsrc tool (ala gmake))
Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 04:36:40 +0000
On Sun, Mar 08, 2015 at 07:15:00PM +0000, Robert Elz wrote:
> | netbsd-4 is EOL for some time and so this issue is no longer relevant.
>
> I disagree with this one - the particular issue that led to the proposed
> change may no longer be relevant, but the underlying problem will always
> be present.
>
> Exactly the same issue could apply today for NetBSD 5, and even perhaps
> for NetBSD 6 - (b)make keeps being upgraded &/or fixed, a developer with
> a new (and/or fixed) version is naturally going to want to use it fully
> (that's why new features are added, and how bugs are found so they can be
> fixed).
Right, which is why the recommended procedure if using an EOL version
of NetBSD is to bootstrap. This gives you the latest pkgsrc bmake.
--
David A. Holland
dholland%netbsd.org@localhost
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