On Dec 18, 2012, at 4:31 PM, John Stoffel wrote: >>>>>> "Dan" == Dan Langille <d...@langille.org> writes: > > Dan> On 2012-12-16 17:25, Dan Langille wrote: >>> On Oct 27, 2012, at 3:04 PM, Dan Langille wrote: >>> >>>> We are going to be making some major changes to the FreeBSD port of >>>> Bacula. >>>> Before we do this, I'm looking for volunteers to test out the >>>> changes. >>>> >>>> This is a short list of the changes we plan to make: >>>> >>>> - bacula-server will require bacula-client. you cannot install >>>> bacula-server without bacula-client >>>> - bacula-client and bacula-server will no longer install docs >>>> - all docs are installed only by bacula-docs >>>> - new port added: bacula-client-static (statically linked; so good >>>> for rescue CDs etc) >>>> >>>> Why is bacula-client now required by bacula-server? A long standing >>>> problem between the two >>>> ports was they each installed the same shared libraries. We solved >>>> this situation by making only bacula-client >>>> install the shared libraries. This is why bacula-server requires >>>> bacula-client. > > So why don't you just put the libs into bacula-libs and have > bacula-server and bacula-client depend on that being installed?
That is a good idea and I imagine we'll go there eventually. I didn't do the background work on this patch. It came from acm@ who submitted the patch. At present my main priorities are organizing BSDCan and PGCon. I'll give any such patch serious consideration if someone submits it. > Seems > simpler and easier and lots of other packages do this, Agreed. > but I come from > much more of a Debian back ground… I won't hold that against you. ;) -- Dan Langille - http://langille.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
