Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] HEADS UP - changes to FreeBSD Bacula ports

2012-04-04 08:01:00
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] HEADS UP - changes to FreeBSD Bacula ports
From: Panagiotis Christias <christias AT gmail DOT com>
To: Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 13:58:15 +0200
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org> wrote:
> A long running problem with the Bacula port is being worked on by Alonso
> Cárdenas Márquez. I have been testing out his changes recently.
>
> The problem: shared libraries installed by one of the ports are
> reinstalled by the other ports.  This problem has raised its head in a few
> recent posts.
>
> The proposed solution at present involves making bacula-client a dependent
> of bacula-server.  Let bacula-client install the shared libraries.
>
> Downside: you can't install bacula-server without first installing
> bacula-client.
>
> Benefit: it solves the problem.
>
> Better solution: create a third port which installs JUST the shared
> libraries.  That solution isn't in scope at present.
>
> Comments?  Questions?  Volunteers for testing?  Volunteers for
> improvements to the solution?

MySQL client and server ports use the same methodology (server port
depends to client port). Go ahead and commit the change. It solves in
a clean way a really ugly problem that should be there and the
disadvantages are negligible.

Regards,
Panagiotis

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