From owner-freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Tue Apr 18 16:58:31 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF6EBD443FC for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:58:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jbeich@freebsd.org) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF2211354 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:58:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jbeich@freebsd.org) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id AE8F8D443FA; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:58:31 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: ports@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE251D443F9; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:58:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jbeich@freebsd.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [96.47.72.132]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "freefall.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 903CC1353; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:58:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jbeich@freebsd.org) Received: by freefall.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 1354) id A545D1E69; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:58:30 +0000 (UTC) From: Jan Beich To: qjail1 Cc: "ports\@FreeBSD.org" , FreeBSD questions Subject: Re: Is pkg quarterly really needed? References: <58F61A8D.1030309@a1poweruser.com> Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:58:25 +0200 In-Reply-To: <58F61A8D.1030309@a1poweruser.com> (qjail1@a1poweruser.com's message of "Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:54:21 -0400") Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:58:31 -0000 qjail1 writes: > I maintain a port and I have users complaining that the pkg system > takes many months before the updated version of my port shows up in > the pkg system. Better ask committer assigned to your bug to add MFH tag or send an email to ports-secteam@ (and CC portmgr@) which commit to backport. For leaf ports such requests are unlikely to be declined, just keep in mind risks due to using old dependencies and possible regressions.