On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:17:22AM -0500, Mark Linimon wrote: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:00:50PM +1100, andrew clarke wrote: > > Presumably the 6.x series wlll be retired before 8.x is released... :) > > No, there will be an overlap. See > http://www.freebsd.org/security/index.html#supported-branches. > > 8.0 had *better* be out before 2010 :-) > > > That brings up a question - what is the usual procedure for port > > maintainers so they can test their ports on both 6.x & 7.x? > > I think most people these days run 7.x and create a ports tinderbox > (ports-mgmt/tinderbox) to check on 6.x. A few people have tinderboxes > available.
While my tinderboxes are not publicly available I do use them extensively to test things and will often work with maintainers who ask for help in supporting OS versions they don't have handy. I also make use of VMs in the rare cases where a tinderbox won't suffice. I understand that not everyone has access to these things, so don't hesitate to ask for help as a maintainer. -- WXS _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
