From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 7 03:25:02 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6356316A4CE; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 03:25:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from toxic.magnesium.net (toxic.magnesium.net [207.154.84.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38DD043D39; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 03:25:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adamw@magnesium.net) Received: by toxic.magnesium.net (Postfix, from userid 1252) id 0A1B9DA837; Sat, 6 Nov 2004 19:25:02 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 22:25:01 -0500 From: Adam Weinberger To: Danny Pansters Message-ID: <20041107032501.GV18865@toxic.magnesium.net> References: <200411061606.iA6G6x3g026877@freefall.freebsd.org> <200411070322.26536.danny@ricin.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200411070322.26536.danny@ricin.com> X-Editor: Vim 6.3 http://www.vim.org X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5 http://www.mutt.org X-PGP-Key: http://www.vectors.cx/pgp.key.txt X-URL: http://www.vectors.cx X-ASL: 6/m/behind you User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org cc: Michael Nottebrock Subject: Re: ports/72156: [patch] Update x11-toolkits/py-kde to 3.11.3 and fix unfetchable X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 03:25:02 -0000 http://vectors.cx/misc/for_emails/donttalkshit.jpg >> (11.06.2004 @ 2122 PST): Danny Pansters said, in 2.5K: << > On Saturday 6 November 2004 17:06, you wrote: > > > Unfortunately PyKDE 3.11.3 is known to not compile with > > KDE 3.3.1 (fix unknown), so the window of a working py- > > kde port will be very short. > > Woah. Wait a second here. Is there a kde-3.3.1 port yet? No there isn't. So > this unfortunate fact lies on the kde@ maintainers' plate, before blaming > porters who target the kde@ current port version (3.3.0), no? I didn't even > know this and it's not very reasonable to expect me to. Don't tell me to > download CVS kde and add patches from somewhere. That's not current ports. > > I know that py-kde has recently been put into kde's cvs but it's not going > into a regular kde package yet as far as I know. Most likely also not in > 3.3.1. Probably more like 4.0. So for now it'll be stuck being an extra port. > > Besides, the window of a working py-kde port has historically been on average > zero or less on FreeBSD. I thought the kde@ leader was so hung up on a > working combination of fixed binary packages tied to releases. More important > than source based ports some argued recently. Well, here's one, rotten as it > may be compared to your CVS tree, it's perfectly up to date for anyone > installing from a FreeBSD-5.3 CD. > > "Fix unknown" == "Fix not made" and since the source code to hook into isn't > even included in a port yet, I'm kinda wondering what the statement is you're > trying to make here, Michael. Obviously you're meaning to expess something. > It is nontheless well noted and added to collective memory. > > I'm sure you're working with the py-kde author to fix this. Clearly you don't > need me, that's OK, I don't have much C/C++ knowledge anyway. I reckon then > that you'll deliver in due time before next KDE release. > > But please don't complain if something doesn't work with your cvs code. I > don't have it. Period. Instead make it work or release the code (into a > port). Otherwise I can't help obviously, regardless of your tone or whatever > you want to implicate with it and regardless of my will or skills or (good) > intentions. > > Oh yeah, as implicated by the Makefile you committed, I indeed decline > maintainership on second thought. It's not needed. Very thoughtful to > anticipate on this on my behalf already. Of course by logic the same goes for > related ports py-sip and py-qt. > > > Best regards, > > Dan > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports-bugs > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-bugs-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> end of "Re: ports/72156: [patch] Update x11-toolkits/py-kde to 3.11.3 and fix unfetchable" from Danny Pansters << -- Adam Weinberger adamw@magnesium.net || adamw@FreeBSD.org adamw@vectors.cx || adamw@gnome.org http://www.vectors.cx