Re: Ports tree version numbers UNLOCKED

[Ian McWilliam <i.mcwilliam@cit.nepean.uws.edu.au>]

>2.6 release.  not current.
>
>On Sun, Dec 05, 1999 at 10:17:59AM -0500, Son of Yaardvark wrote:
>> On 5.December.1999 "Christopher Turan" chittered like a monkey:
>> > Developers should be tracking 2.6.  Run 2.6 on your machines when
>> > porting.
>>
>> what does this mean?  Should ports maintainers only be using 2.6 to
>> run/develop the ports or is -current okay?
>>
>> -danimal
>> "Remember folks. Street lights timed for 35 mph
>>  are also timed for 70 mph." - Jim Samuels

This poses a few questions and problems. 2.6 what? The Release off the cd
and 2.6 directories i'll assume. Can I also assume then that we are not
allow to apply any patches, good or bad, security or not to the 2.6 release
because that would make it no longer the 2.6 release. Those patches may or
may not have an adverse affect on some of the ports.

Does this also mean we can no longer play with the current ports tree as
bsd.port.mk changes?




Catch ya,

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