Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:18:29 +0400 From: Dmitry Marakasov <amdmi3@amdmi3.ru> To: Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> Subject: Re: Looks as if we need a misc/compat8x Message-ID: <20100812171829.GA61938@hades.panopticon> In-Reply-To: <95A745CD-3CC1-4FAF-9B41-8DE0ED8E1526@FreeBSD.org> References: <20100810122037.GJ22509@albert.catwhisker.org> <95A745CD-3CC1-4FAF-9B41-8DE0ED8E1526@FreeBSD.org>
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* Ade Lovett (ade@FreeBSD.org) wrote: > > I expect that a "real" compat8x port might need a few more libraries -- > > my build machine has a rather small number of installed ports.... > > If I'm not mistaken, a compat8x port would only likely be created > during the RC process of 9.0 - ie: when it is known which libraries > are needed in terms of having a different shlib rev. > > All the while it's merely 9-CURRENT, folks are expected to handle > building of their own ports (or pull packages from the usual places) > -- another artefact of "it's -current, deal with it" (or words to > that effect). compat6x appeared there half a year before 7.0-RELEASE, so I guess nothing holds us from doing a compat8x and keeping in up to date with bumps in current. Ask garga@. -- Dmitry Marakasov . 55B5 0596 FF1E 8D84 5F56 9510 D35A 80DD F9D2 F77D amdmi3@amdmi3.ru ..: jabber: amdmi3@jabber.ru http://www.amdmi3.ru
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