Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:42:13 +0200 (CEST) From: Jimmy Olgeni <olgeni@FreeBSD.org> To: Dave Cottlehuber <dch@skunkwerks.at> Cc: erlang@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: remove lang/erlang-runtime21-26 & update lang/erlang -> OTP28 Message-ID: <137c7a12-5a72-fbaf-20cf-748c1abe2816@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <d177c0b0-229d-4ffd-8e53-a5017646c975@app.fastmail.com>
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Hello :D On Mon, 27 Apr 2026, Dave Cottlehuber wrote: > hi erlangers > > Some proposed changes: > > - add OTP29 as soon as its ready > - update lang/erlang to OTP28 > - retire OTP21-26 as they're not supported upstream > - remove databases/leofs as upstream has not been updated in 6 years > > AFAICT there are no other ports still dependent on very old erlang versions so this shouldn't be a problem. > > If there's no objections I'll do this mid May. I think Erlang 26 is not getting security patches anymore, so I guess the time has come :D (we might even have erlang28/erlang29 with some Mk magic to pick the preferred one like Python etc., but bumping to 28 would be good enough) Should I give a look at it? -- jimmyhome | help
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