Import libyaml into base

Baptiste Daroussin bapt at freebsd.org
Mon Mar 4 22:03:49 UTC 2013


On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 09:55:20PM +0000, Simon L. B. Nielsen wrote:
> On 2 Mar 2013 16:52, "Baptiste Daroussin" <bapt at freebsd.org> wrote:
> > I want to import libyaml into base as libbsdyml so that no ports will use
> it
> > like we do for expat.
> >
> > I need it for the pkg bootstrap, so it it can parse pkg.conf.
> >
> > I know that some of the bhyve people will also be glad to use it.
> >
> > libyaml is MIT licensed, it is stable: no abi/api revolution in it for a
> while.
> >
> > Does anyone have an objection?
> 
> I don't but please add a stub manual page telling people not to use it
> outside base.
> 
> Simon

Sure I was planning to losely do the same as for libexpat. The only user outside
base will be pkgng, but it is a bit special ;)

regards,
Bapt
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