Marc Espie <[email protected]> writes:

> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 09:00:41PM +0200, Jeremie Courreges-Anglas wrote:
>> Marc Espie <[email protected]> writes:
>> 
>> > On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 09:40:32PM +0200, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
>> >> Antoine Jacoutot:
>> >> 
>> >> > Why not just:
>> >> > 
>> >> > # pkg_add -v rsync chromium emacs--no_x11
>> >> > 
>> >> > So we don't have to change it each release?
>> >> 
>> >> Because people won't let Emacs 21 die.
>> >> 
>> >> Ambiguous: choose package for emacs--no_x11
>> >> a       0: <None>
>> >>         1: emacs-21.4p37-no_x11
>> >>         2: emacs-25.1p3-no_x11
>> >> Your choice:
>> >
>> > pkg_add -v rsync chromium emacs--no_x11%emacs
>> 
>> Omitting the version, adding a flavor and specifying a branch is a bit
>> verbose IMHO.  Like Antoine, I'd prefer if we stopped listing emacs
>> here.
>
> Think about it.
>
> In one line, you explain to people how to do this kind of thing, so that
> noobs get to figure out how to get to flavors and branches without specifying
> version numbers.

I would rather put this kind of example in faq15, but fine.

> Is that a win or a loss ?

If you think it's a win, please go ahead.

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