On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Gleb Smirnoff <gleb...@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 01:39:12PM -0600, Benjamin Kaduk wrote: > B> > I don't think this deserves UPDATING entry, since it doesn't require > B> > any action from a person who updates from sources. > B> > > B> > I don't think this requires __FreeBSD_version bump, since the latter > B> > is used to assist compilation of open source application that use > B> > changed API. The change removed support to run binaries. > B> > > B> > B> That is not the only use of __FreeBSD_version, which is (at least) > exposed > B> to the ports collection and can cause conditional changes in what are > B> shipped by ports. > B> Which is not to say that any current ports ship affected binaries, of > B> course, but just to point out that the scope of the symbol is broader > than > B> stated. > > How can I check the __FreeBSD_version in a port Makefile? My understanding > is that there is no standard way for such thing. Of course I can parse > /usr/include/sys/param.h... > > My understanding is that the constant is for sources only: > > https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/porters-handbook/ > porting-versions.html > > Look for OSVERSION in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk -Ben _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
