Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:15:41 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: "Simon J. Gerraty" <sjg@juniper.net> Cc: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>, Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CFT/RFC]: refactor bsd.prog.mk to understand multiple programs instead of a singular program Message-ID: <CADLo839LZOdMp%2B%2B3PnbN91%2B5Lfzvm=_GNRRfVdVATYcXm9BVJg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20121026233225.54FB858094@chaos.jnpr.net> References: <201210020750.23358.jhb@freebsd.org> <CAGH67wTM1VDrpu7rS=VE1G_kVEOHhS4-OCy5FX_6eDGmiNTA8A@mail.gmail.com> <201210021037.27762.jhb@freebsd.org> <CAGH67wQffjVHqFw_eN=mfeg-Ac2Z6XBT5Hv72ev0kjjx7YH7SA@mail.gmail.com> <127FA63D-8EEE-4616-AE1E-C39469DDCC6A@xcllnt.net> <20121025211522.GA32636@dragon.NUXI.org> <3F52B7C9-A7B7-4E0E-87D0-1E67FE5D0BA7@xcllnt.net> <CAGH67wRw_n2_KwVz=DZkMpeJ4t8mMf965nxehHsDV-mzTnn5cA@mail.gmail.com> <CADLo839EUTF9bP8VD3L1_boY8i-w8B87yHGRR7Zx6wONFnSnEQ@mail.gmail.com> <20121025221244.GG3808@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <20121026181152.GC44331@dragon.NUXI.org> <CADLo838vSnYm3LMr_6maQipAYtBTX%2BCCyEhC053cj_amgNJH=g@mail.gmail.com> <CADLo83-d0tDN8k5Lv9c5=6vQawVHSHZENfTpKzxe61OYqqxSeA@mail.gmail.com> <20121026204910.E1FFA58094@chaos.jnpr.net> <CADLo8383Y823kqKgBLHfx9CdCDuZQgVQSYwfuWq_29Hq7cYv=Q@mail.gmail.com> <20121026233225.54FB858094@chaos.jnpr.net>
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On 27 Oct 2012 00:35, "Simon J. Gerraty" <sjg@juniper.net> wrote: > > > On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:02:00 +0100, Chris Rees writes: > >In that case we have a switch time on the order of years, not weeks; 8.3 is > >supported until May '14, and unless we get a :tl etc MFC into 8, even > >longer. All this time the ports tree must work with pmake. > > I'm pretty sure I was told it is already in 8 and 7 Not in 8.3 at least: svnweb.freebsd.org/base/releng/8.3/usr.bin/make/var.c?view=log > >I don't want to discourage you or belittle your excellent work here, but > >Marcel made me very nervous with his comment on the process being "a few > >weeks". > > That was based on discussions at the last devsummit. These discussions need backing up with a real roadmap, including detail on exactly what 8.3 and 7.4 users will have to do to ensure that the ports tree still works. I don't see where these considerations have been made. Chris
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