Re: mktool support for fetch

[David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost>]

On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 at 16:10, Thomas Klausner <wiz%gatalith.at@localhost> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 07:52:23PM +0200, Jonathan Perkin wrote:
> > I've pushed the necessary change to my "dev/mktool" branch:
> >
> >   https://github.com/TritonDataCenter/pkgsrc/tree/dev/mktool
>
> I'd like to get this diff applied to pkgsrc now.
>
> When this was discussed, there was one opposing voice (due to the
> rust-unportability-and-'slippery slope' argument) and a couple more
> voices for adding it (since at least official bulk builds will be
> using the standard tools anyway, we'll quickly notice when we're
> slipping).
>
> Now is a good time because the branch has just been cut and we'll have
> a couple months to find out if there are any new problems caused by
> this, before the next branch.

Providing there is a nice clear comment, including a note on the
explicit contract that mktool is intended to be "bug compatible" with
the reference shell implementation, I'm very much in favour

David