Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 09:13:18 +0100 From: Kurt Jaeger <pi@opsec.eu> To: ticso@cicely.de Cc: Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu>, freebsd-arm@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely7.cicely.de> Subject: Re: 11.0-RC1 unsupported by ports? Message-ID: <20170125081318.GT13006@home.opsec.eu> In-Reply-To: <20170125075459.GL85666@cicely7.cicely.de> References: <20170125042413.GK85666@cicely7.cicely.de> <20170125062045.GS13006@home.opsec.eu> <20170125075459.GL85666@cicely7.cicely.de>
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Hi! > > 11.0-RC1 was superseded by 11.0-REL, so while that message is a bit > > drastic, there's a point to it. > > With that argument only the latest version would be supported. https://www.freebsd.org/releases/ lists the supported releases. There are no release candidates listed. > That said, it is a release candidate and as such one could argue that > there never had been any official support at all. > In that case however the message is wrong, because when a support has > ended it implies that there was support. > > The check in the code is this one: > .if (${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && (${OSVERSION} < 1003000 || (${OSVERSION} >= 1100000 && ${OSVERSION} < 1100122))) || \ > (${OPSYS} == DragonFly && ${DFLYVERSION} < 400400) > > It is not about RC as such, it is explicitly about 11.0-RC. > My OSVERSION is 1100121. > So obviously support starts with the first release. > Fair enough, but then the message is still wrong unless it was supported. What's stopping you from upgrading to -REL ? -- pi@opsec.eu +49 171 3101372 3 years to go !
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