From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 28 13:57:05 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E186C16A4DD for ; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:57:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from coolzone@io.dk) Received: from dansknet.dk (smtp1.dansknet.dk [85.233.229.242]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C794F43D4C for ; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:57:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from coolzone@io.dk) Received: (qmail 15716 invoked from network); 28 Jul 2006 15:08:48 -0000 Received: from 85233229074.switch.dansknet.dk (HELO dansknet.dk) (85.233.229.74) by dansknet.dk with SMTP; 28 Jul 2006 15:08:48 -0000 Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:56:58 +0200 From: Rico Secada To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060728155658.49f49598@dansknet.dk> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.3.1 (GTK+ 2.8.19; i386-portbld-freebsd6.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: GNAT port is broken, maintainer don't care X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:57:06 -0000 Hi During an atempt to install GNAT, in order to compile some ada code on work, I have noticed that the GNAT port breaks on RELEASE. I have testet the installation on several different machines with the same result. The first time I tested this was a couple of month ago (not quite sure), then again a couple of days ago. Each time I have addressed the issue to the maintainer of the port in hope that he will have the time to look into the problem. This time he gave me this answer: > >> Sorry, I don't have that problem here. > > > > Well since you are the maintainer of the port, I surpose that you are looking into the problem? > > > > I have now testet on several machines at our datacenter and I get the same > > error on each install. What information do you need? > > I need you to figure out what the problem is and fix it. It > works for me on -current, and that is all I have time to run. Forgive me if I am wrong! But this can't be right. I believe it is better to NOT maintain a port rather than maintain a port, which you really don't have the time to make sure works. I am not a developer, I am unable to figure out what is wrong with the port, but thats not the issue. Simply put: "I am a maintainer of a port on FreeBSD, but I only have time to run current, and thus doesn't care a rats ass about if the port works on RELEASE, eventhough thats the most widely used version of FreeBSD." This can't be right! Best regards Rico