From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 26 16:21:16 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACD231065676 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:21:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ale@FreeBSD.org) Received: from andxor.it (relay.andxor.it [195.223.2.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EABF68FC0C for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:21:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 94340 invoked from network); 26 Jan 2010 16:21:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ale.andxor.it) (192.168.2.5) by andxor.it with SMTP; 26 Jan 2010 16:21:13 -0000 Message-ID: <4B5F1679.7070309@FreeBSD.org> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:21:13 +0100 From: Alex Dupre User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (X11/20090624) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Olivier Mueller References: <4B14F69E.6040601@FreeBSD.org> <4B570DAF.5040707@FreeBSD.org> <1264519586.6012.41.camel@frosch.omx.ch> In-Reply-To: <1264519586.6012.41.camel@frosch.omx.ch> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] PHP 5.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:21:16 -0000 Olivier Mueller ha scritto: > Thanks for your great work! Thanks for your appreciation. > I guess we will have to use portdowngrade and/or add php to the > HOLD_PKGS part of /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf for some time ? I think not upgrading all the php5-* ports will be the best thing to do, so the latter. > Or are there any plan for a lang/php52 branch as suggested by somebody > on the list, for example as long it is supported by the php.net devs? PHP devs already told me it will be dropped soon (probably just before summer), so creating a port for a few months has no sense. Anyway I have no plan for lang/php52. > I know it is a complex thing: if you do not have time/interest to handle > it, maybe somebody else could do it? Anyone can do it, if it fits with my patch, doesn't create other 80 ports and works :-) > I would be happy to help if > possible... Or if it is a money issue, I am sure my company (+ some > others) could finance some part of the work over donations, bounties, > etc. If you are not satisfied by the HOLD_PKGS solution and are going to contribute with donations, contact me privately with your offer. -- Alex Dupre