Jason Bacon <outpaddling%yahoo.com@localhost> writes: > On 2020-08-10 11:44, Greg Troxel wrote: >> So far, we have had discussion that supports changing it on Linux. >> Specific othesr, not so much, and "all others", not at all. So I'd >> prefer to just change it on Linux where we have a good basis to believe >> that's in the interest of someone who doesn't understand this issue and >> runs bootstrap. > I think the same reasoning would apply to Dragonfly BSD, FreeBSD, > OpenBSD, or any other platform where pkgsrc would be used alongside a > native package manager. Maybe, maybe not. BSD systems don't have such a reputation for ABI instability within a stable branch. I wouild prefer not to change them until we have reports from real users about ABI issues within a stable branch. (Everybody knows, or should now, that a major branch change in a a base OS is an ABI change and thus requires a rebuild.)
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