Re: [christos%netbsd.org@localhost: CVS import: src/external/mit/libuv/dist]

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>]

On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 06:04:23PM -0000, Christos Zoulas wrote:
> In article <20200527141158.GA16224%bec.de@localhost>,
> Joerg Sonnenberger  <joerg%bec.de@localhost> wrote:
> >----- Forwarded message from Christos Zoulas <christos%netbsd.org@localhost> -----
> >
> >Date: Sun, 24 May 2020 15:26:41 -0400
> >From: Christos Zoulas <christos%netbsd.org@localhost>
> >To: source-changes%NetBSD.org@localhost
> >Subject: CVS import: src/external/mit/libuv/dist
> >Reply-To: source-changes-d%NetBSD.org@localhost
> >
> >Module Name:	src
> >Committed By:	christos
> >Date:		Sun May 24 19:26:41 UTC 2020
> >
> >Update of /cvsroot/src/external/mit/libuv/dist
> >In directory ivanova.netbsd.org:/tmp/cvs-serv18348
> >
> >Log Message:
> >Import libuv, needed by bind-9.16.x
> >
> >----
> >
> >Why was this import not discussed before it happened? I remember quite a
> >few concerns about the long term state of BIND and whether it wouldn't
> >be better to drop it (potentially in favor of Unbound), so it seems
> >somewhat rude to just import another not so small and redundant library
> >without any discussion.
> 
> My fault. I did discuss it on icb and with core and people felt it was
> easier to add libuv and keep bind. We can remove both of them in the
> future.

Well, even if it is a short-gap measure, can we at least stop installing
it and link it internally into BIND? Others have mentioned it, but it is
quite likely to create a lot of headache otherise.

Joerg