2010 the year for package builds? [was Re: Is it time to start regression testing yet?]

[Caspar Florian Ebeling]

Yes, I think you're right. Using an AR data persistence model that  
shouldn't make a big difference, though.

Florian

On 06.01.2010, at 00:52, Joshua Root <jmr at macports.org> wrote:

> On 2010-1-6 10:38 , C. Florian Ebeling wrote:
>> William Siegrist who looks after the other MP systems was
>> pushing into the direction of MySQL anyway
>
> I don't remember it that way. He was against adding Yet Another DBMS  
> to
> the server without a good reason. MySQL was simply mentioned as what
> currently runs ports.php, and I don't recall anyone saying that  
> ditching
> it wouldn't be possible. Portmill and (the hypothetical future) MPWA
> should probably use the same back end.
>
> If there was to be a Grand Unified DB, it would most likely be  
> Postgres
> since that's what runs Trac (and I understand that isn't likely to  
> change).
>
> - Josh