Depot dependencies [was Re: Ticket #14796 (pike): please commit]

[Jordan K. Hubbard]

On Apr 2, 2008, at 11:54 PM, Emmanuel Hainry wrote:

> I certainly won't be a user of That macports.

That would be your choice.

> What you are talking about is dependencies on version, not on inactive
> ports.

There is no effective distinction.  We are both talking about the same  
thing.

> The way to go in my mind is more to inform of an API change so that
> dependents are rebuilt by default if needed.

That is a very pretty world you describe, one where API changes just  
require a rebuild or two, never breaking anything really important or  
in lots of places at the same time.  I would like to live in that  
world too - it sounds much nicer than this one.  :-)


> The thing is we developpers (or people thinking like developpers) are
> also users and we want things to work as expected and in a logical and
> predictible way

One developer's "logical and predictable" is another developer's "gah,  
that totally SUCKS!".  That is why we design for users and not  
developers.  Get used to it.

- Jordan