Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 17:07:07 -0800 From: Jason Helfman <jgh@FreeBSD.org> To: Michael Zoon <ma.zoon@quicknet.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Ports List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 3. Updating "Bash" (Jerry) Message-ID: <CAMuy=%2Bi6iKdAbnkSjHFCN4Kz1vyoUz5V1Pfq9Xvh1UJD4KF9Lg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <000c01cdea10$b005aa30$1010fe90$@quicknet.nl> References: <000c01cdea10$b005aa30$1010fe90$@quicknet.nl>
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On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Michael Zoon <ma.zoon@quicknet.nl> wrote: > >Message: 3 > >Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 08:32:49 -0500 > >From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> > >To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, obrien@FreeBSD.org > >Subject: Updating "Bash" > >Message-ID: <20130103083249.5708bb78@scorpio> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > >Bash is currently at Bash-Release: 4.2, patch level 42. The port's > >version is only at patch level 37, which was released on 16-Jul-2012. > >This is an important port and since the freeze is over with, I was > >wondering if this port will be updated? > > > >-- > >Jerry ? > > Hi, i have send last month the port maintainer also the latest files > To upgrade the port with latest patches. > > However some months ago there was also problems > to get the latest patches for bash into the port system. > Many people did jump in here to get it done. > > Digest 480 of 30-07-2012 says a lot > Including the ones a few versions older. > > On the latest files I did send I did get no response at all > That's why I no longer will forward patches for bash. > But I agree that it is a important port and patches are not released for > nothing. > But in the end its all upon the port maintainer to do it or not. > I really hope it not will take 6 months again to get the outdated port > updated. > > Regards, > Michael Zoon > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Can you please send this patch in as a problem report? Patches within email can easily be overlooked, or simply forgotten, unfortunately. Having it in our pr database is a much better tracker for us to take care of updates and/or issues. We hope you will continue to contribute patches to us :) http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html Thanks! -jgh
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