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Date:      Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:59:55 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>
To:        Jeremy Lea <reg@shale.csir.co.za>
Cc:        Jonathan Chen <jonc@logisticsoftware.co.nz>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: glib12 deinstall failure
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909291058490.28690-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <19990928232212.A77294@shale.csir.co.za>

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On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Jeremy Lea wrote:

> Seriously.  CVSup the ports collection unless you have a really good
> reason not too.  And install the port upgrade kit if you need it - I'm
> assuming you're not running -CURRENT.  The Ports collection is for
> -STABLE only.  If it works on -CURRENT you're just lucky (doubly lucky
> since we all know -CURRENT is broken unless you happen to hit a good
> build).  If you're running a release, or an out of date -STABLE then you
> might find that ports are broken too.

I didn't think this was the case - we build packages for 4.0, so this
implies that -current is supported. As I understood it, it's just -stable
and -current, not -release or anything older.

Kris



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