On 5/29/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not meaning to jump on Jason here, but his is simply the most recent post > in this thread (reply is easy)..... > > I would argue that the problem this is seeking to address, is a > speculative hypothesis at this point. That is, that adding a decimal to > the release number will result in less confusion about which version is > current in which architecture. > > If documentation is present to the fact that -x changes are to the > pkgbuild only, and do not reflect a need to update or recompile > (difference between x64 and i686), then the 'problem' is reduced. End user > education is a key factor here. > > Nothing reduces such user error in the decimal system proposed. Adding an > (-x.y) does not provides any mechanism to avoid the *same* user error we > have now. The numbers will still be "off", it will just be *more* > confusing and harder to provide easy distinction (in my opinion). > > To me this seems to be a solution in search of a problem. Why add what > seems to me an arbitrary cosmetic that provides no perceivable benefit > (arguably more complexity) to the system? > > Have we lost the KISS goal? > > Maybe I just do not understand what this is aiming to fix, or how it is > going to go about fixing whatever that 'it' is...
This last point is a good one. To me it seems more like a "fix it because I think it might break" idea than anything else, which is generally the wrong attitude. _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
