On Sunday 01 February 2009 11:22:52 am Alex Goncharov wrote: > | This has nothing to do with Linux. The issue is that that while src > | has a stable versus current branch, there is no stable branch for > | ports. The result is major updates are almost always problematic. > > Any data points to support the last statement?
How about the last two xorg updates. Gnome has similar problems. > | You wouldn't be able to keep other updates unless you manully patched the > | tree, but you would be able to use the system until it's fixed. > > What the ETA for the new X fix? Not a clue. > | > You may assume that X is going to be fixed -- but what if not, in, say > | > a year? > | > | Your kidding me right?? > > No. You *know* that it is going to be fixed in a year? If yes, > what's the source of your knowledge? What resources are going to be > dedicated to work on my three problems? Not a clue. > | > | Well, it depends on which ports you are updating. > | > > | > All. > | > | Your saying that you build every port including the language options and > | never had a problem in the last 18 months until the xorg update ?!?!? > > Yes, I am saying exactly this. I happen not to run Gnome or KDE. > > | > | If you only run X, then I would expect your statement to be correct. > | > > | > Not sure what you mean here: nobody "runs only X". It's impossible. > | > | To be precise, it's the xorg port. So yes it's possible. > > Hm, let's see: > > ---------------------------------------- > Information for xorg-server-1.5.3_2,1: > > Depends on: ([ I exclude the "X things" ]): > Dependency: expat-2.0.1 > Dependency: openssl-0.9.8j > Dependency: pciids-20081012 > Dependency: e2fsprogs-libuuid-1.41.3_1 > Dependency: python25-2.5.2_3 > Dependency: pkg-config-0.23_1 > Dependency: libpthread-stubs-0.1 > Dependency: libiconv-1.11_1 > Dependency: gettext-0.17_1 > ---------------------------------------- > > Plenty of non-xorg things are needed for xorg, right? > > And if I build from the sources, I also need gmake, bison, autoconf > etc. Your kidding me again right?? _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
