From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 28 14:30:51 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 7282B16A4E7 for ; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:30:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from laszlof@vonostingroup.com) Received: from ritamari.vonostingroup.com (ritamari.vonostingroup.com [216.144.193.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16DB243D46 for ; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:30:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from laszlof@vonostingroup.com) Received: from adsl-70-235-62-254.dsl.sfldmi.sbcglobal.net ([70.235.62.254] helo=[192.168.1.33]) by ritamari.vonostingroup.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.62 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1G6TMX-0009gn-Fa; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:30:49 -0400 Message-ID: <44CA1F95.7050901@vonostingroup.com> Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:30:45 -0400 From: Frank Laszlo User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (Windows/20060516) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rico Secada References: <20060728155658.49f49598@dansknet.dk> In-Reply-To: <20060728155658.49f49598@dansknet.dk> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.93.2.0 OpenPGP: url=http://www.franksworld.org/~laszlof/keys/0x0B3FCA4B.asc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ritamari.vonostingroup.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [26 6] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - vonostingroup.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 14:30:51 -0000 Rico Secada wrote: > 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. > Please send the applicable logs and error messages. > <..snip..> > > 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. > This is true, but without any error report, there is no way anyone can be sure what exactly the problem is. > 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! > That is not what he said, he said that he is unable to test it on another version, as he only runs -CURRENT. supply some error reports, logs, etc of the problem, and someone will likely test it for you. I myself had no problem building databases/gnats4 on -RELEASE. databases/gnats is marked as FORBIDDEN due to a security issue. __________________________________________________ Frank Laszlo System Administrator The VonOstin Group Email: laszlof@tvog.net WWW: http://www.vonostingroup.com Mobile: 248-863-7584