Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:17:10 -0500 From: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@scms.utmb.EDU> To: noackjr@alumni.rice.edu Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: maintainer timeout? Message-ID: <16156.4614.625777.649884@histidine.utmb.edu> In-Reply-To: <3F1B6FCC.8010700@alumni.rice.edu> References: <3F1B6FCC.8010700@alumni.rice.edu>
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Jon Noack writes: > How long should one wait on a maintainer? I've emailed them directly > and they said they would take care of updating the port "tonight". That > was 5 days ago. The latest version of the software was released almost > 2 months ago, and fixed major stability issues. A whole host of vendor > patches have been released *since then* that have fixed 2 Major (vendor > terms), 4 Medium, and various other issues. There have been several > outstanding PRs that are several weeks old and one that is 4 months old > (although it is for the version currently in the port, not the latest > version). > > There was a previous commit by a non-maintainer after a ~3 month timeout > (same maintainer). I'm not sure I have the expertise to take over the > port, but I don't know what else to do now. > > Any guidance would be appreciated, > Jon Noack If the maintainer is not also a committer, then the delay is to be expected. I estimate I have about a 6 weeks average from the time I submit a PR for an update until it is committed. Unfortunate, but "them's the breaks". Be patient. Or negotiate with the maintainer to take over the port. Bud Dodson -- M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu 409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790
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