Re: [HEADS UP] perl symlinks in /usr/bin will be gone

From: Robert Watson (rwatson_at_FreeBSD.org)
Date: 01/30/05

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    Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:50:37 +0000 (GMT)
To: Xander Damen <xdamen@sci.kun.nl>

    On Sun, 30 Jan 2005, Xander Damen wrote:

    > Why would upgraded systems cause problems? I don't think the
    > upgradesystem will delete any existing symlinks?

    I don't know about other people, but I use incremental upgrades for only
    minor releases on larger multi-user systems, generally. Because of the
    level of effort and typical differences between releases, I want a "break
    in" period in which I can check for incompatibilities, etc, before taking
    the new system live. This means that there is no "upgrade", there's only
    a "new install" -- the user data is migrated.

    Robert N M Watson

    >
    > Xander
    >
    > Lupe Christoph wrote:
    >
    > >On Saturday, 2005-01-29 at 21:24:25 +0100, Anton Berezin wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >>Unless I hear too many cries "don't do that" (with justification), ...
    > >>
    > >>
    > >
    > >"don't do that", ever.
    > >
    > >Eben postponing this to the time 6.0 comes out does not change it. Any
    > >upgraded system will fail in interesting and mysterious ways.
    > >
    > >I see no benefit in not having a /usr/bin/perl, and I see many problems
    > >with it. Even when it does not affect my two insignificant ports, I'm
    > >against it.
    > >
    > >If you are still planning on going through with this, please take the
    > >idea to the perl5-porters list first. perl5-porters@perl.org
    > >
    > >My 2 Eurocents,
    > >Lupe Christoph
    > >
    > >
    >
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