On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:24:44 -0700 (MST) Warren Block <wbl...@wonkity.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Andriy Gapon wrote: > > > on 14/11/2010 18:18 Warren Block said the following: > >> On Sat, 13 Nov 2010, Andriy Gapon wrote: > >> > >>> I agree, but I am not sure how in the ports land we do an application > >>> testing in > >>> general. That is, I am sure there will be a lot of testers if the port > >>> update > >>> is actually committed :-) but I am not sure how to test it in advance > >>> (given all > >>> the possible hardware and software configurations). > >> > >> Why not just create a new xorg-server177 or xorg-server-devel port as has > >> been > >> done with other ports? > > > > Would it be really worth it? > > 1.7.7 is just couple of minor releases ahead of what we have now and the > > latest > > _release_ is 1.9.2. > > So, xorg-server-devel for 1.9.2 - that would make sense for my taste. > > xorg-server-devel for 1.7.7 - just an overcautiousness and, IMO, a waste of > > resources. > > It would depend on how compatible the newer server is with the existing > xorg ports. But sure, go with the newest one that still works. > 1.9.2 requires an update of MESA to a much more recent version than we currently have in ports. I tried the "modify Makefile and install" route yesterday and it failed because of that. > If these ports are too shaky for normal users, they wouldn't even have > to go in the tree. Put them on a web page somewhere. But this would > ast least allow a wider range of testing. > I installed 1.7.7 the end of September, without modifying/reinstalling any other ports, and it just worked. -- Gary Jennejohn _______________________________________________ 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"
