Subject: Re: packaging Thunderbird 2.0.0.0
To: Greg Troxel <gdt@ir.bbn.com>
From: Geert Hendrickx <ghen@telenet.be>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 05/11/2007 18:38:19
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On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 11:28:36AM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
> Given that tbird people are 'strongly urging' upgrade, I'd say that the
> package names should reflect their wishes.  So I'd go for import a copy
> as thunderbird15, update main pkg to 2, and tell anyone who's losing that
> they can build thunderbird15.  But your way is ok too - the only people
> inconvenienced are those who update to thunderbird2 and then want to use
> pkg_{chk,rolling-replace}.   But the fix is just pkg_deleting tbird2 and
> then building mail/tbird, and that's not bad.

This approach will result in a re-import after every major release, which
I'd prefer to avoid...

	Geert

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