#2533: Berkeley DB-4.6.21 ----------------------------------------+----------------------------------- Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner: [email protected] Type: task | Status: new Priority: high | Milestone: future Component: BOOK | Version: SVN Severity: normal | Resolution: Keywords: | ----------------------------------------+----------------------------------- Comment (by [EMAIL PROTECTED]):
I'm not sure if Bruce has changed his mind, or if he thinks our policy is dated, or what, but he has turned 180 degrees on this one. The last time this very same exact issue was discussed, Bruce opted for the "stable" version. Now Bruce is opting for what the OpenLDAP folks say is not their stable version. Nothing has changed, other than this issue with Berkeley-DB. Here's the thread: http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/blfs-dev/2005-August/010927.html Regardless, one man's opinion does not policy make, and we should always try to do what is best for the book/project as a whole. I lean towards the 2.4 series as well. I'll think about this one as there is no real big rush to update. I want to be careful that we don't just abandon our very good policy of using maintainer's stable versions, unless there's really good reason not to (no stable releases any longer, security issues, UTF8 compatibility, et all). I don't want to set precedent (again) with still another package using other than stable version. However, it very well could be that OpenLDAP, with it's multiple "production" releases, can truly be called an exception to the policy. One problem to this approach is the quickness with which OpenLDAP is released. It is a very fast release-to-release cycle, and I don't think we can keep up in a timely manner. Using the stable releases at least afford us to be current for a few months at a time, instead of a few weeks. This Berkeley-DB dilemma could very well be the turning point in the decision making process. -- Ticket URL: <http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/ticket/2533#comment:3> BLFS Trac <http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs> Beyond Linux From Scratch -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
