Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 06:20:01 GMT From: green dog <fiziologus@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/174819: games/exult: Update to 1.4.9 Message-ID: <201302040620.r146K1lH071346@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/174819; it has been noted by GNATS. From: green dog <fiziologus@gmail.com> To: Alex Kozlov <spam@rm-rf.kiev.ua> Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/174819: games/exult: Update to 1.4.9 Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 10:14:38 +0400 --f46d044287f20ab1cc04d4e00249 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I do not like rc. Let it hang can really fix it. 2013/2/3 Alex Kozlov <spam@rm-rf.kiev.ua> > On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:24:00PM +0400, green dog wrote: > > > I don't think it's a good idea to update port to 1.4.9rc1. It's old > > > and has a critical bug 'that causes random objects in the games to > > > disappear forever'. > > > (see http://exult.sourceforge.net , news entry from 11 February 2011). > > reported on the forum like this bug is related to the work of a garbage > > collector, and thus depends on the system (for example, I did not find > > posts that were able to reproduce it). > Perhaps, but exact cause of this bug was not found, it assumed to be fixed > in recent (newer than 1.4.9rc1) snapshots. > http://exult.sourceforge.net/forum/read.php?f=1&i=358191&t=358191 : > "We assume it has been fixed. With the not sure way to trigger it we don't > know for sure. We haven't had any negative report though ;)" > > I propose to wait a little longer before update because (from thread > above): > "There's still some bugs that we want to fix and recent changes need play > tested to make sure that we didn't break anything." > > > -- > Alex > --f46d044287f20ab1cc04d4e00249 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I do not like rc. Let it hang can really fix it.<br></div>= <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2013/2/3 Alex= Kozlov <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:spam@rm-rf.kiev.ua" target= =3D"_blank">spam@rm-rf.kiev.ua</a>></span><br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 12= :24:00PM +0400, green dog wrote:<br> > > I don't think it's a good idea to update port to 1.4.9rc1= . It's old<br> > > and has a critical bug 'that causes random objects in the gam= es to<br> > > =A0disappear forever'.<br> > > (see <a href=3D"http://exult.sourceforge.net" target=3D"_blank">h= ttp://exult.sourceforge.net</a> , news entry from 11 February 2011).<br> </div><div class=3D"im">> reported on the forum like this bug is related= to the work of a garbage<br> > collector, and thus depends on the system (for example, I did not find= <br> > posts that were able to reproduce it).<br> </div>Perhaps, but exact cause of this bug was not found, it assumed to be = fixed<br> in recent (newer than 1.4.9rc1) snapshots.<br> <a href=3D"http://exult.sourceforge.net/forum/read.php?f=3D1&i=3D358191= &t=3D358191" target=3D"_blank">http://exult.sourceforge.net/forum/read.= php?f=3D1&i=3D358191&t=3D358191</a> :<br> "We assume it has been fixed. With the not sure way to trigger it we d= on't<br> know for sure. We haven't had any negative report though ;)"<br> <br> I propose to wait a little longer before update because (from thread above)= :<br> "There's still some bugs that we want to fix and recent changes ne= ed play<br> tested to make sure that we didn't break anything."<br> <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> <br> --<br> Alex<br> </font></span></blockquote></div><br></div> --f46d044287f20ab1cc04d4e00249--
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