HEADSUP: new linux infrastructure ports are committed

[Boris Samorodov]

On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:14:19 +0200 Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> Quoting Boris Samorodov <bsam at ipt.ru> (from Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:57:52 +0400):
> > On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:52:40 +0200 Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> >> Quoting Boris Samorodov <bsam at ipt.ru> (from Wed, 01 Apr 2009
> >> 19:34:42 +0400):
> >
> >> > The above mentioned infrasrtucture allows using different linux
> >> > base ports and non-base infrastructure ports. Users should define
> >> > at their /etc/make.conf two variables: OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT
> >> > and OVERRIDE_LINUX_NON_BASE_PORTS. The valid value for the latter
> >> > is "f8".
> >
> >> Why do we distinguish between BASE_PORT and NON_BASE_PORTS?
> >
> > We distingush them now and I'd rather keep this useful feature.

> I fail to understand in which case this is useful? AFAIK we can not
> use a base of fc4 with non-base of f8 and for the other way around I
> assume the same (if not: I don't see a point in using fc4 infra on f8
> base, where do you see a benefit for it?).

That sounds to me like base_port >= non_base_ports. I'll agree.
But not equal.

Hm, I've used base of f6 and non-base of fc4 for a long period
of time. Now I'm going to commit base of f9 (f10) and use it
with non-base of 8. Utill apropriate non-base ports get committed.

In fact, all those who now use other base ports than fc4 are falling
into the list of users of this feature.


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