From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 15 08:05:02 2004 Return-Path: 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 B8A3916A4CE; Sat, 15 May 2004 08:05:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from huva.hittite.isp.9tel.net (huva.hittite.isp.9tel.net [62.62.156.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0504343D2F; Sat, 15 May 2004 08:05:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from clefevre-lists@9online.fr) Received: from pc2k (178-116-118-80.kaptech.net [80.118.116.178]) by huva.hittite.isp.9tel.net (Postfix) with SMTP id A82179C0BD; Sat, 15 May 2004 16:44:47 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <054101c43a8a$fa23e210$7890a8c0@dyndns.org> From: "Cyrille Lefevre" To: , "Michael Nottebrock" References: <200405150337.i4F3bMhH069783@quark.rcs.purdue.edu> <044901c43a6d$f4299a70$7890a8c0@dyndns.org> <200405151340.44395.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> <40A608E1.9030504@fillmore-labs.com> Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 16:43:22 +0200 Organization: ACME MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 cc: linimon@freebsd.org Subject: Re: devel/automake14 [was: FreeBSD ports which are currently scheduled for deletion] X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 15:05:02 -0000 "Oliver Eikemeier" wrote: > Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > On Saturday 15 May 2004 13:15, Cyrille Lefevre wrote: > > > >>I suppose a version bump is needed somewhere ? > > > > I believe the new automake/conf ports are still stuck in testing on the exp > > cluster. The 'legacy' versions of automake/autoconf have recently been > > updated to the latest releases from their respective branches, so there's no > > point in rushing things, also see the expiration date. ;-) > > Ahem, I guess the you could interpret the original question as: where is the > point of telling people to use automake18 (and setting an expiration date), > if this doesn't work? or even not referenced yet ! > Telling them the current tools suck, but the new ones are not stable (or not > available at all) will only drive developers away from using them. you read in my mind, thanks. Cyrille Lefevre. -- home: mailto:cyrille.lefevre@laposte.net