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>>>>> "MG" == Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> writes: |
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MG> For example, I think the major reason for the sys-libs/db mask is a |
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MG> weird licensing issue. It's still nice to have it in the tree. |
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That only applies to db:6.0. |
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I know debian and ubuntu primarily use 5.3 these days, with the only |
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issues being related to upgrading existing stores to the newer formats |
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as they release newer versions and re-compilations of the reverse |
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dependencies linked against 5.3. |
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I've read that some heavy users of db, such as sks, work better with 5.3 |
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than they did with older versions. But upgrading needs to be done with care. |
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So it should be fine to unmask 5.3 and slowly update reverse |
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dependencies to depend on 5.3 instead of whichever 4.x they currently |
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demand. |
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Unmasking the earlier 5.x releases seems unnecessary, though. |
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-JimC |
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