From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 29 10:53:26 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A88537B401; Thu, 29 May 2003 10:53:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from alpha.yumyumyum.org (dsl092-171-091.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net [66.92.171.91]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DA3543F85; Thu, 29 May 2003 10:53:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from culverk@yumyumyum.org) Received: from alpha.yumyumyum.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by alpha.yumyumyum.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h4THoXco081474; Thu, 29 May 2003 13:50:33 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from culverk@yumyumyum.org) Received: from localhost (culverk@localhost)h4THoXZQ081471; Thu, 29 May 2003 13:50:33 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from culverk@yumyumyum.org) X-Authentication-Warning: alpha.yumyumyum.org: culverk owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 13:50:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth Culver To: =?iso-8859-1?q?Thorsten=20Futrega?= In-Reply-To: <20030529171842.4689.qmail@web21401.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20030529134907.B81457-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.8 required=5.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,X_AUTH_WARNING version=2.53 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.53 (1.174.2.15-2003-03-30-exp) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.53 (1.174.2.15-2003-03-30-exp) cc: hackers@freebsd.org cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP! Major commits in the tree coming soon X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 17:53:26 -0000 > The HEAD code freeze was extended by three days to > allow for some final pending work to be committed and > prepare 5.1 to be a good release. The code freeze will > > likely end sometime tomorrow, May 30. > > We ask that large scale changes still be deferred > until after 5.1 is actually released so that any > problems can be dealt with. The release > engineering team will send out emails explicitely > stating when HEAD has thawed and when large changes > like new compilers and dynamic-linked worlds can go > it. > > The most important changes I'm going to commit today: > > - Remove gcc and replace it with a new TenDRA > snapshot. I'm just wondering... but is there a reason why gcc is being replaced? Is there a page or a previous list mail that explains the reasons? URL? Thanks. > - Remove GNU tar. > - Fix httpd.ko to make it work on buggy AMD > processors. > - Drop support for 386 and 486 cpus. > - Remove ext2 support (GPL encumbered). > - Add perl 5.8 *and* python 2.2 to base. > - Remove Sendmail and replace it with Postfix. > > If anyone has any reason why these should not be > committed, I'll give a 5 hours grace time. Send > replies > to the list. > > Thank you. > > Thorsten and the rest or the release engineering team. > Thanks Ken