Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2016 18:17:59 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 214070] www/firefox and other mozilla ports: split release candidates off into firefox-devel Message-ID: <bug-214070-13@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D214070 Bug ID: 214070 Summary: www/firefox and other mozilla ports: split release candidates off into firefox-devel Product: Ports & Packages Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: Individual Port(s) Assignee: gecko@FreeBSD.org Reporter: la5lbtyi@aon.at Assignee: gecko@FreeBSD.org Flags: maintainer-feedback?(gecko@FreeBSD.org) This is a change request. I am using portmaster to update my installed ports. Since some time, mozilla ports (firefox, libxul, thunderbird) are updated taking release candidates into account. While this has the advantage of qui= ckly exposing new features to the general public, it also means that potentially unstable code is being distributed. Furthermore, this is done in a rather intransparent way, as one cannot deduce from the version designation that a release candidate has actually been installed. For example, today's update creates firefox-50.0,1 from firefox/candidates/50.0-candidates/build1/source/firefox-50.0.source.tar.xz= and libxul-45.5.0 from firefox/candidates/45.5.0esr-candidates/build1/source/firefox-45.5.0esr.sou= rce.tar.xz. A further disadvantage is the rapid succession of new releases with little relevant changes requiring frequent updates. I therefore propose to split off -devel versions of these ports where users= who want to stay on the bleeding edge are served the release candidates as is currently done on the main ports. The main ports themselves should revert to only upgrading to truly released versions. -- Martin --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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