> > > >> I just noticed that the files PACKAGES, PORTS and README in the > > 4.2 > > > >> directory have a relative new date and mention OpenBSD 4.3. > > > >> Doesn't look right to me. > > > > > > > > Oops. Thanks for noticing. > > > > > > Sorry to hijack this thread but I have a question related to it: > > > the i386 (others too?) snapshot packages are out-of-date, is > > > this issue known? > > > > > > Packages want libc 43 but base has been bumped to 44. > > > > Base snapshots have moved to -current, but the packages are still in > > the process of being built for the release which will go out the door > > in a month or so. > > > > Doing this is intentional; it benefits our development processes. > > > > We do this every release, since we use the "snapshots" to engage > > "developers" instead of "users". "developers" will now already be > > keeping their eye on what will make it into the next releases. Some > > users will think that they can use snapshots to "get something near > > or > > just before 4.3 early", but no... that time is over. > > > > As soon as the pkg building machines are finished their job and free > > to move forward, then newer snapshot packages will start showing up. > > > > Due to the limits of FTP space, and in particular the links to move > > data up to the ftp mirrors, we just don't have any way to do both. > > Seems like something a lot of people get bitten by. How does one stay > informed on this snapshot libc/packages synchronization issue?
I do not recall promising that we would handle snapshots any other way. Are you going to completely ignore the issue that we have no other choice? It's only a T1 out of here.
