(Mass) Update for gtkglext on leopard?

[Boey Maun Suang]

Hi Rolf,

> as you (perhaps) now, there is a linking problem with gtkglext on  
> leopard
> that is fixed (#13624) ...
>
> the maintainer doesn't react, so I would send him an email and wait
> 72 hours before commiting the update. (after sign in for commiter
> is done)
>
> but all applications using gtkglxt have to get updated too (#13737)
> Soo - what should I do? Wait for all maintainers (if avail) to change
> the portfiles? - Do an automatic mass update? (Some shell script
> which appends the portfiles and commits them (one by one))?
> Write all maintainers to change their portfiles?
>
> The documentation state this problem as an exception to the rules
> of changing only one file per time/wait for the maintainers...
>
> what is your opinion/recommandation?

First of all, thanks for the fix to gtkglext.  I'd have tested your  
patch with a view to committing it a while ago, but I don't have  
Leopard.  And congratulations on becoming a committer!

As for the updates to other ports, if it's only a matter of re- 
enabling gtkglext support at configure/build time, then I think that  
the normal "72-hour wait then commit" policy is in order.  (If you do  
do that, don't forget to bump the revision number in the port so that  
users get the change, unless it's only in a variant; I still miss  
that occasionally.)  If, on the other hand, the port depending on  
gtkglext needs more extensive work, I'd wait to consult with the port  
maintainer.

Finally, as for how to do the patches to the ports.  Personally, if  
the patches are all virtually identical (e.g. just adding a "--with- 
gtkglext" to configure.args), then I'd be happy doing it in one  
patch.  However, I'd split off into separate patches anything that  
was a little different (or significantly different) from the others,  
just so it's easier to revert and fix just in case an unforeseen  
problem comes up.

I hope that the above seems sensible and useful.  And, once again,  
welcome to the committers' club!

Kind regards,


Maun Suang

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