Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:51:32 +0400 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Ports freeze for 6.4 and 7.0 in effect Message-ID: <70828971@bs1.sp34.ru> In-Reply-To: <87od2y30xp.fsf@kobe.laptop> (Giorgos Keramidas's message of "Mon\, 08 Sep 2008 22\:14\:10 %2B0300") References: <20080908120124.GK23062@droso.net> <87od2y30xp.fsf@kobe.laptop>
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Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> writes: > On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 14:01:25 +0200, Erwin Lansing <erwin@FreeBSD.org> wrote: >> In preparation for both the 6.4 and 7.1 releases, the ports tree has >> been frozen. All commits have to be approved by portmgr. See the >> portmgr webpage[1] for more information about what is and isn't >> allowed during the freeze. We are aiming for a short freeze period, >> so we will be quite strict in allowing commits during the freeze. Of >> course, we do appreciate any help fixing existing errors in the tree, >> so if anyone is bored, a good starting point will be portsmon[2]. > > Damn :/ > > My emacs-22.3 release update almost made it into ports before the freeze > by 1-2 days. Is there any chance I could bribe you guys to get it in, > so we can have the latest stable 22.X GNU Emacs in the release? > > Having said that, I am a bit unfamiliar with all the work port builders > have to do during the freeze, so if getting a new Emacs in the tree is > completely out of the question because it would create a lot of work for > you guys, that's ok. > > On the other hand, if the ports stay frozen for several weeks and we > still have time to let it settle into the tree, it would be very nice to > include this version. It includes a mildly important fix in the way > Emacs spawns Python processes[1] that would be _very_ nice to have in > ports sooner, rather than a couple of months later. > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-09/msg00215.html Since it is a security issue it may be resolved before release. Just the patch should be polished a little. WBR -- Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP FreeBSD committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
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