Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:43:01 -0700 From: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] Why FreeBSD ports should have branches by OS version Message-ID: <ee6fe33b-aa24-ae5f-f652-f940e15c247a@jetcafe.org> In-Reply-To: <cc1c38a4-108c-5f3f-7fa1-400fdcf497f6@freebsd.org> References: <CAO%2BPfDeFz1JeSwU3f21Waz3nT2LTSDAvD%2B8MSPRCzgM_0pKGnA@mail.gmail.com> <20170622121856.haikphjpvr6ofxn3@ivaldir.net> <dahnkctsm1elbaqlarl8b9euouaplqk2tv@4ax.com> <20170622141644.yadxdubynuhzygcy@ivaldir.net> <cc1c38a4-108c-5f3f-7fa1-400fdcf497f6@freebsd.org>
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On 06/22/2017 08:53, Julian Elischer wrote: > Yeah but the quarterly branches are relatively useless because they a > not sync'd to anything and mean nothing special to anyone. They are not useless to me. I maintain a fair number of different package repositories for various purposes. Over a long period of time I've found that trying to build from HEAD is a random crapshoot as to whether everything you want will build without you having to svn random ports back and forth through the revision tree (or patch them yourself), patch your build processes, and/or ask for help (which you often might not get). In contrast, the quarterly branches (so far) have built everything I've wanted cleanly and this has been true for some years. No, the quarterlies are not perfect, but they seem to be closer to perfect than HEAD is. Note that you have to handle the edge cases (recent security patches, revision mismatch, etc) anyway, HEAD or no. I find I have to handle less with the quarterlies because they do generally build cleanly. -- Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>>> *The opinions expressed above are entirely my own* <<<< Possession of a system of knowledge, or an interest in it, or in discovering one, shouldn't be assumed to confer any license or capacity to operate it. Individual criticisms of a system, incapacity to operate it, or dissatisfaction with it should not be confused with any shortcoming of the system itself.
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