[MacPorts] #17077: Update www/varnish to 2.0.1

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Wed Nov 5 05:42:55 PST 2008


#17077: Update www/varnish to 2.0.1
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  Reporter:  macports at sanityinc.com  |       Owner:  pmq at macports.org
      Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  new             
  Priority:  Normal                  |   Milestone:  Port Updates    
 Component:  ports                   |     Version:  1.6.0           
Resolution:                          |    Keywords:                  
      Port:  varnish                 |  
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Comment(by macports at sanityinc.com):

 I'd vote for keeping a single port, even though I will personally need to
 update my configs.

 This *is* the new stable version, after all, and although the VCL syntax
 isn't backwards-compatible, I'd have thought people would want their ports
 to be updated to the latest stable versions by default.  The varnish
 experts who see that their varnish port will be update to 2.x can always
 choose not to upgrade, and they can use activate/deactivate to switch
 between installed versions.

 The exception is where the port provides a service that is directly used
 by user-written applications that might get broken, which is where
 version-splitting can make sense (e.g. with postgresql-8.x), so that
 multiple versions can be run in parallel.

 I think it boils down to the following question: is it likely that a given
 machine will need both Varnish 1.x and 2.x installed simultaneously?  If
 yes, then split the ports.  Otherwise, stick with one.  I'd guess at "no".

 Just my 2c -- I can live with whatever you pick, and thanks maintaining
 this port in the first place!

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