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On Sat, May 29, 2004 at 08:21:39PM -0700, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:

> > it will create a broken binary package if the PLIST is broken. PLIST
> > changes require a PKGREVISION bump.
>=20
> I still don't understand.
>=20
> What is a broken binary package?

one whose PLIST does not match its contents.

> The PLIST did not change for NetBSD. It was just done differently.
>=20
> There was no package for Linux. It could not be packaged in the first
> place.

that is not necessarily true as there are paths which will allow
creation of broken binary pkgs. since you added a bunch of files to
PLIST.Linux, this also suggests that those files would not have been
included in the binary pkg which is bad.

bumping the PKGREVISION is the safest option.

g.


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