Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:54:13 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Synth and gcc-aux status? References: <5d634ae9.1c69fb81.f1a0f.cf32SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING@mx.google.com> <fc84c05f-4eed-cf97-25c5-b4e3895b397d@FreeBSD.org>
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On 26/08/2019 12:57 pm, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> What is the current status of synth with FreeBSD ports, and I could also ask about gcc-aux.
> I see gcc-aux remains at v6 (gcc6-aux) while gcc is updated to 7.4.0 and 8.3, and even 9.1.
> Is poudriere now the main tool for updating ports?
Kubilay Kocak responded:
> Poudriere has always been the main (FreeBSD) tool for QA and package building.
> Note: While poudriere has overlapping functionality with portmaster and
> portupgrade, in the sense that they all "build ports", poudriere was designed
> primarily as a "package builder", not as a local port/package installation
> tool, though it *can* be used that way.
> > What is the status of portmaster and portupgrade now?
> Both are maintained as far as I know. portmaster has FLAVOR support, I'm not
> sure about portupgrade re FLAVORS, though I do recall seeing reports of it not
> working in the not so distant past, so it may not.
Where does synth fit in, or is it falling into desuetude? If synth is to have a viable future, gcc-aux will have to be updated to gcc7-aux or gcc8-aux, or simply (?) gcc with Ada support.
Synth was much faster and more efficient than portmaster but had the downside of not installing build-dependency packages even when wanted by the user.
I have never used poudriere but now think I might need to.
Tom
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