From owner-cvs-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 8 12:04:41 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BFA3106566C; Sun, 8 Jan 2012 12:04:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scheidell@freebsd.org) Received: from mx1.secnap.com.ionspam.net (mx1.secnap.com.ionspam.net [204.89.241.253]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D98AB8FC13; Sun, 8 Jan 2012 12:04:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx1.secnap.com.ionspam.net (mx1.secnap.com.ionspam.net [10.70.1.253]) by mx1.secnap.com.ionspam.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 773B0621C49; Sun, 8 Jan 2012 07:04:40 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: SpammerTrap(r) VPS-1500 2.17 at mx1.secnap.com.ionspam.net Received: from USBCTDC001.secnap.com (usbctdc001.secnap.com [10.70.1.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.secnap.com.ionspam.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B5079621C47; Sun, 8 Jan 2012 07:04:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from MikeBook-Air.local (10.80.0.4) by USBCTDC001.secnap.com (10.70.1.1) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.0.722.0; Sun, 8 Jan 2012 07:04:39 -0500 Message-ID: <4F09865C.5040905@freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 07:04:44 -0500 From: Michael Scheidell Organization: SECNAP Network Security Corp User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.7; en-US; rv:1.9.2.20) Gecko/20110804 Thunderbird/3.1.12 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: References: <201201080120.q081Kdq3018820@repoman.freebsd.org> <4F08FDB1.7000607@FreeBSD.org> <4F0981A1.4030708@freebsd.org> <4F09841D.6070701@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4F09841D.6070701@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Steve Wills , cvs-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/emulators/open-vm-tools Makefile distinfo pkg-plist X-BeenThere: cvs-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the ports tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:04:41 -0000 On 1/8/12 6:55 AM, Olli Hauer wrote: > On 2012-01-08 12:44, Michael Scheidell wrote: >>> Did anyone test if vmhgfs.ko works with this version? It did work in >>> the previous version, but when I tested it with the versions in PRs >>> 160941 (which I think is older than the version committed) and 163725 >>> (this one is newer than the version committed) and it didn't work in >>> either of those two. If it doesn't work, I think this should be >>> reverted unless there's some benefit to this newer version besides the >>> higher version number. >>> >> actually, 160941 looks newer than the one I committed: >> >> RELEASE_DATE= 2011.08.21 >> BUILD_VER= 471295 >> >> >> and 163725 looks even newer: >> >> RELEASE_DATE= 2011.12.20 >> BUILD_VER= 56230 >> >> >> we really need a way to set 'blocks on' or 'depends on' in GNATS :-) >> >> >> I will revert, and close old pr as 'obsolete'. >> >> I MIGHT have an ~IN~ at vmware, let me see if I can get them to 'own' this. The threat of Zen is breathing down their backs. > > Can you test the newer release from 2011-12-20 ? > Reverting back needs PORTEPOCH bump which should be avoided. steve willis says that 163725 doesn't work. how about this: I mark it BROKEN right now, and see if I can't pull some strings at vmware to get to the bottom of this (figured our revert : the Makefile at 1.5.5? just do a cvs update -r 1.5.4? takes them ALL in? still, like BROKEN idea, maybe I can get help on this next week. > Snippet from the open-vm-tools mailing list. > > Rel Notes 8.8.1 > ===================== > Two new open-vm-tools releases are up. > > 8.8.1 is a maintenance release of the 8.8.x series, matching the Workstation > 8.0.1 update recently released. It's available in the "stable-8.8.x" directory > on the sourceforge.net page. Note that it's not the default download (that's > still the 8.6.0 version, matching the vSphere 5.0 release). > > open-vm-tools 8.8.1 changes: > * Updated code for compatibility with newer Linux kernel releases > and with newer NetworkManager releases. > > > 2011.11.20 is a development snapshot of open-vm-tools. You can get the new > release from SourceForge (note that it is not the default download) or > by updating your git mirrors. You can also get more detailed change logs > by cloning the git tree. > > open-vm-tools 2011.11.20 changes: > * Updates for new Linux kernel releases. > > * Better Unity and DnD compatibility with newer Linux distros. > * Other minor fixes and cleanups. > > > > Rel Notes from 2011-12-20: > ========================== > > * Updates for new Linux kernel releases, including some fixes for > Fedora's re-versioned 3.x kernels. > > * VMCI sockets has some changes for a new socket type, targeted > at replacing the "backdoor" communication used by the tools services. > > * HGFS has better session support. > > * Miscelaneous bug fixes and small enhancements in other parts > of the code. -- Michael Scheidell, CTO o: 561-999-5000 d: 561-948-2259 >*| *SECNAP Network Security Corporation * Best Mobile Solutions Product of 2011 * Best Intrusion Prevention Product * Hot Company Finalist 2011 * Best Email Security Product * Certified SNORT Integrator