Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:15:35 +0100 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: "Philip M. Gollucci" <pgollucci@gmail.com>, g@FreeBSD.org Cc: perl@FreeBSD.org, portmgr@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: lang/perl changes Message-ID: <20120312181535.GB78358@azathoth.lan> In-Reply-To: <4F5E2705.4080508@p6m7g8.com> References: <201203111814.q2BIEC5m043609@repoman.freebsd.org> <201203112125.q2BLPtdl073944@repoman.freebsd.org> <201203112349.q2BNn9Ko087633@repoman.freebsd.org> <201203112352.q2BNqeZN087935@repoman.freebsd.org> <201203112354.q2BNsWpX088069@repoman.freebsd.org> <20120312001408.GA28798@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <201203120032.q2C0W98N092202@repoman.freebsd.org> <4F5D4447.40108@FreeBSD.org> <20120312073424.GB67070@azathoth.lan> <4F5E2705.4080508@p6m7g8.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 04:40:37PM +0000, Philip M. Gollucci wrote: > So, > > 1st I have to apologize for the communication mix up. > > TIMELINE: > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/165457 > removes perl < 5.12 > changes default to 5.14.2 (NOT COMMITTED) > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=165605 > removes compat code for < 5.12 > > UPDATING added > > UPDATING fixed > > Mk/bsd.perl.mk reverted to always include a DEFAULT case > > lang/perl5.8 and /lang/perl5.10 restored > > p5-Mail-Spamassassin and p5-Net-DNS reverted. > > > If you want to truly revert this, pots/165605 needs to be reverted. I > should be able to accomplish that reasonably quickly (i.e) tonight if > thats what we want and if we want a -exp run to test the revert or not. > If not, what else need I do to help. I'll be available nearly every > night this week from 9pm-1am EST. Yes please revert it (at least what breaks usage with perl 5.8 and/or perl 5.10) If you are not 100% confident, it never hurts to ask an exp-run. > > This seems like a lot of fus for people that have been using an EOL perl > for 3 yrs esp when we didn't change the default case. What is the > suggested DEPRECATED time for the now restored lang/perl files. > > I'll suggest 3 month from now as a deprecation period, maybe a [HEADUP] mail announcing this loudly would be a good idea the impact of such a migration. regards, Bapt [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk9ePUcACgkQ8kTtMUmk6EzcvwCfYzDo5b7cpW5GxNUGm67Vmncn aZgAoJEWbgJoBSwRR3WBF4aMt9zcBIpB =A3vm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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