Re: pkg/41718: net/argus fails pkgsrc's file permissions checks (NetBSD 4.0)

[Robert Elz <kre%munnari.OZ.AU@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/41718; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Robert Elz <kre%munnari.OZ.AU@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/41718: net/argus fails pkgsrc's file permissions checks 
(NetBSD 4.0) 
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:39:33 +0700

     Date:        Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:05:03 +0000 (UTC)
     From:        David Holland <dholland-pbugs%NetBSD.org@localhost>
     Message-ID:  <20090715050503.D0EB463BBD1%www.NetBSD.org@localhost>
 
   |  If you actually use this,
 
 You're right, except that sorry, no, I don't.   I just build things
 to see if they build, I don't actually have the vaguest idea what
 net/argus does (except that it's probably related to networking, and
 that I could read its DESCR file for (usually) some kind of hint).
 
 Aside from that, I know nothing about it at all - I just build lots of
 packages so I can see what builds (and so should I see somewhere a
 message like "try net/argus, it should give you the info you want" (addressed
 to me, or someone else) I can quickly give it a go if it looks to be
 providing something useful (I've actually had that happen a few times,
 though it was never argus...).
 
 As far as I'm concerned, either "mark it as broken" or "remove it" would
 be suitable actions to take on the PR - my point in sending the PR (and many
 of the others I send, but not all) is just to make sure that people are aware
 of the problems, as I tend to build things in slightly unusual ways (supported
 ways in general, but often not the same as a bulk build would do it for
 example) and so I can uncover build bugs that might otherwise go unnoticed.
 
 kre