[pkgsrc/trunk]: pkgsrc/doc Split the issues about 'pkg_install -u' clearing u...

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details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/pkgsrc/rev/d06eca19a9cd
branches:  trunk
changeset: 532668:d06eca19a9cd
user:      gdt <gdt%pkgsrc.org@localhost>
date:      Mon Aug 27 23:18:22 2007 +0000

description:
Split the issues about 'pkg_install -u' clearing unsafe_depends and
the notion of preserving automatic, noting that probably a flag is
needed for the latter and that there is not consensus.

diffstat:

 doc/TODO |  12 ++++++++----
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diffs (26 lines):

diff -r ba56273740dc -r d06eca19a9cd doc/TODO
--- a/doc/TODO  Mon Aug 27 22:33:19 2007 +0000
+++ b/doc/TODO  Mon Aug 27 23:18:22 2007 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$NetBSD: TODO,v 1.6616 2007/08/27 17:53:48 adrianp Exp $
+$NetBSD: TODO,v 1.6617 2007/08/27 23:18:22 gdt Exp $
 
 Suggested new packages
 ======================
@@ -1404,9 +1404,13 @@
          to be used for packages like x11/openmotif that set
          NO_*_ON_* for non-open-source systems.
 
-       o Make "pkg_install -u" preserve the automatic tag, clear the
-         unsafe_depends* and rebuild tags, and set unsafe_depends* on
-         depending packages, following the behavior of make replace.
+       o Make "pkg_install -u" clear the unsafe_depends* and rebuild
+         tags, and set unsafe_depends* on depending packages,
+         following the behavior of make replace.
+
+       o Figure out a way to have "pkg_install -u", probably with a
+         flag, preserve the value of the automatic tag.  We do not
+         have consensus on the right behavior.
 
 Suggested other platform enhancements
 =====================================