From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 4 01:07:09 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 144011F2 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2013 01:07:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-src@helfman.org) Received: from mail-vb0-f46.google.com (mail-vb0-f46.google.com [209.85.212.46]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2053148 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2013 01:07:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vb0-f46.google.com with SMTP id b13so15698189vby.19 for ; Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:07:07 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :x-gm-message-state; bh=s5hmTfpm7HUEGGCGQx4BD3l5xLqKwPzJZ8vinqUdDEM=; b=CXmp3N6N2GEYFT1imQZh+v6OoHO1lENktXPelGMaz3lcaxfHVFrVgl8UkKcf1p6qEr sdlXgqu8MDilssqYFOBxl+4wRqwsr2LW2aOLTaluMMuzoDJMNK77Ya9gduupwJ6m2gpm rBGERUT7P3PunB+H6RDYmkl+U+wnfP4jynvjtVzt30TfIW3s1HuL7Hv9Xh5i+0WGdUDu m6reX5hBI/yn14ao+SvMzqar/g7qyuYZDIncqrTl0xG1yLDrXHGE9c1Zm4v8glm3GSfJ THLGQ3ljwKocDN0erhbFb5WwOxuS21i3xVV0mnKqfiyKWIhcrNOeHl2cknCcfzU2NNNg qfZA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.240.146 with SMTP id wa18mr65848514vdc.47.1357261627799; Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:07:07 -0800 (PST) Sender: bsd-src@helfman.org Received: by 10.58.133.20 with HTTP; Thu, 3 Jan 2013 17:07:07 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <000c01cdea10$b005aa30$1010fe90$@quicknet.nl> References: <000c01cdea10$b005aa30$1010fe90$@quicknet.nl> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 17:07:07 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: YyYfxiZwA5mGZyQkSlEHuY-iGPY Message-ID: Subject: Re: 3. Updating "Bash" (Jerry) From: Jason Helfman To: Michael Zoon X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnB1M4s5yEic2TwS7wgvXW7uzMwCv3vPCvXarCM+Q5H79LevKMUMZf3Ey/MuymREPlVATqa Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: FreeBSD Ports List X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:07:09 -0000 On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Michael Zoon wrote: > >Message: 3 > >Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 08:32:49 -0500 > >From: Jerry > >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