On 02/21/2014 08:10 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > I know I said we are in a package freeze, but as discussed on BLFS: > > Armin said: > I believe we need a policy to exactly define what exactly "package > freeze" means. > > And I responded: > It means don't upgrade a package unless we talk it over and agree that > it can be upgraded without creating additional work during the release > testing period. > > Taking that to LFS, lets look at the tickets: > > #3487 grep-2.18 > #3490 man-pages-3.60 > #3500 psmisc-22.21 > #3504 systemd-209 > #3505 linux-3.13.4 > > I think all of these with the exception of systemd (udev) may fit into > the criteria that I suggested above. Should we incorporate them? They > really only need a change to packages.ent. > > On the other hand, we could just continue to hold off until after 7.5 is > released. > > I'm open to either alternative. > > -- Bruce >
I will propose Debian-like policy. Don't upgrade any packages in the freeze period unless: a) Package contains a security issue and the new package fixes it b) Current package makes some other package misbehave, but newer version fixes the behaviour and it doesn't break anything else. -- Note: My last name is not Krejzi. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
