From dev-return-7734-apmail-apr-dev-archive=apr.apache.org@apr.apache.org Thu Aug 15 17:44:33 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-apr-dev-archive@apr.apache.org Received: (qmail 43845 invoked by uid 500); 15 Aug 2002 17:44:32 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@apr.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@apr.apache.org Received: (qmail 43832 invoked from network); 15 Aug 2002 17:44:32 -0000 Message-ID: <3D5C0B2F.D1D8CDD0@bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 13:12:31 -0700 From: Gregory Nicholls X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: dev@apr.apache.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: apr/test Makefile.in References: <20020814171515.57745.qmail@icarus.apache.org> <20020814104633.D14316@lyra.org> <20020814180050.GO6479@apache.org> <20020814184109.GA822@eustasy> <20020814191105.GA10466@apache.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > My concern is that this is attempting to enforce a versioning > scheme that isn't what everyone uses. It's what you would use > if you use /usr and want to support multiple versions installed at > the same time. Greg's commit locks everyone into this model, and the > more I think about it, I think that is harmful. It's also useful if you're installing multiple apr-based packages that may have been built with different versions. It may not be useful for an apr developer but I think it's a Good Thing(tm) for end users. G. --