Chris Gianelloni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:42:08 -0500:
> On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 19:50 +0000, Duncan wrote: >> I can't complain about that! =8^) Six months is fine by me. Of course >> I run all ~arch too, and am already running the amd64/2007.0 >> experimental profile, so I'm not in the class such a delay is trying to >> help. > > *sigh* > > You're part of the reason why the 2007.0 profiles in the tree don't > match what we're using for release, and I am asking that all > architectures don't put *any* 2007.1 profiles in the tree. We *hate* > people using profiles that aren't ready for prime-time before-hand. We > make changes in the snapshots that don't make it into the tree until > release time, meaning you very well might end up with a completely > screwed up system. Of course, I have faith in you, personally, to fix > your own stuff, but I would tell you to use a supported profile before I > would give you *any* support. That much is a given from the get-go, from my perspective. Computing is my hobby, not my job, and I enjoy the freedom and challenges that come as a result. (If I wanted "just works" without the occasional "challenge", I'd have chosen freezers and microwaves for my hobby. =8^) Anyway, new profiles aren't usually all that big a deal for those already running and regularly updating ~arch. Where they might be, it's usually telegraphed well ahead of the actual profile changes if one's keeping up with the devel list, the portage list, and one's arch list. As long as one religiously uses -p and/or -a before actually going ahead with an emerge, there don't tend to be /that/ many surprises, and if there are, well, that's what backups are for! =8^) FWIW, before I switch profiles, I diff them to see what's changed. Granted, what has changed can still change when it's a profile under development, but if it changes drastically and I don't like it, well, moving back remains an option because I have a good idea what the diffs were before. -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman -- [email protected] mailing list
