Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 22:37:54 +0200 From: Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> To: Mel Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FLAVORS in quarterly branches Message-ID: <b9dc9207-2cc2-667d-69b3-18c1622d5715@madpilot.net> In-Reply-To: <97752ce5-4240-d905-189c-c81817bd8fba@bluerosetech.com> References: <1eed75f4-10f0-030c-7c97-65da5d4a7c31@bluerosetech.com> <8E3CE792-034D-4378-8A3E-804E29B173F5@adamw.org> <73ce21ef-a624-a958-8d49-e0cbf5f1f279@madpilot.net> <97752ce5-4240-d905-189c-c81817bd8fba@bluerosetech.com>
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On 10/12/2017 22:25, Mel Pilgrim wrote: > > > On 10/12/2017 00:58, Guido Falsi wrote: >> On 10/12/2017 01:04, Adam Weinberger wrote: >>>> On 11 Oct, 2017, at 16:52, Mel Pilgrim >>>> <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Will the FLAVORS feature be MFH'd to 2017Q4, or will it first show >>>> up with 2018Q1? I'm not going to flavor public ports just yet, but I >>>> have some local ports that would benefit from the feature. >>> >>> Categorically, if it lands in HEAD this quarter, it wouldn't appear >>> in quarterly until 2018Q1. Major new features without the kinks >>> ironed out is exactly what shouldn't get merged to quarterly. >>> >> >> AFAIK no flavor features can be committed to the official repo yet (a >> commit hook will prevent the commit). >> >> The feature is in for private testing. >> >> My understanding is that commits with flavors will be allowed to head >> starting in 2018, so the first quarterly with flavors in it should >> happen for 2018Q2. But, being the feature in by 2018Q1 backported >> updates may include flavors. > > I'm aware of all of this from the official feature announcement. I > figured the earliest it would appear in quarterly would be 2018Q1. Per > my original message, I'm not looking to flavour my ports in the public > repo just yet, but use the feature internally and wanted to know when it > would hit quarterly so I can put a timeframe on production use. Then, starting from January, quarterly branches could get some flavored ports. The bulk will be hitting quarterly with 2018Q2. -- Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>
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