On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 09:20:20AM -0800, Rafael Ávila de Espíndola wrote: > Marc Espie <es...@nerim.net> writes: > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 01:45:40PM -0800, Rafael Ávila de Espíndola wrote: > >> The last release of libtool is 2.4.6, which is from 2015. We currently > >> have 2.4.2. I don't expect projects to actually require 2.4.6, but given > >> how old 2.4.6 is, some check for that version. > >> > >> Given that libtool is not being developed, the one time pain of updating > >> to 2.4.6 might be worth it. > >> > >> This is the first time I try to change anything in ports. What would be > >> the best way to test this? > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Rafael > > > > For some base stuff like this, the best way to test this is to rebuild > > most of everything... so someone who does full builds regularly should test > > it. > > > > As for runtime, there are not that many ports depending on ltdl > > > > GraphicsMagick seems like it would be the least painful to check. > > I was able to build GraphicsMagick with the new libtool and ltdl and at > least "gm display foo.jpg" works. I only have OpenBSD on a laptop, so > "most of everything" might take too long :-)
Well, there are people who do regular "full builds" of the ports tree Of course you're not going to do that with your laptop, the only guys insane enough to do that are Vadim and Rafael :) But someone might try your patch and tell you how it goes.
