On 18 May 2006, Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 18 May 2006 09:24:58 +0300 Liviu Daia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > I never said I have a problem running a stripped down system.
> > What I do have a (conceptual) problem with is making a bunch of
> > console applications dependent on 30 MB of code that never gets run,
> > for no good reason.
>
> But see, most people don't care about 29MB of hard drive space being
> used.
Do you have statistical figures to back up this statement?
> If you do, then you need to be smart enough to only install the 1MB
> you actually need. You already had to install freetype for gd 1.x,
> the only difference now is that freetype is in a tarball with some
> other X related stuff, instead of on its own. Delete the other stuff
> if you don't like it.
Sure, I can also compile and install gd 1.8, mrtg, rrdtools, and
whatever else I need from sources (which is probably what I'll end up
doing anyway). However, that's not what the ports are all about, is it?
> > > Truecolor images. Support for gifs. Anti-aliased fonts.
> >
> > Are these relevant to my question? If you still don't get it,
> > what I'm asking is: what are the disadvantages of keeping both 2.0.x
> > and 1.8.x?
>
> Yes, they are.
You are (probably intentionally) confusing features with utility.
> That is why gd was updated, which is what you asked.
Like I said: what I'm asking is, what are the disadvantages of
keeping both 2.0.x and 1.8.x?
> The old version is not kept because its a waste of time and effort.
Right, that's my answer.
> Why aren't the old, obsolete versions of every piece of software in
> ports still?
Because most other pieces of software can be upgraded without also
installing 30 MB of other software that never gets run?
Regards,
Liviu Daia
--
Dr. Liviu Daia http://www.imar.ro/~daia
