Why is 6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/ not latest enough?
Hello list, I have installed via pkg_add -r various packages for my 6.2-RELEASE. I have recognized that on this way I will not get always the newest package. When I use pkg_add -r firefox I got version 1.5 but 2.0 exist on the freebsd-ftp-server. When I use pkg_add -r openoffice.org I got version 1.1 but 2.0.4 exists on the freebsd-ftp-server. I looked at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/ an I saw that the symbolic links are not showing to the newest packages... The handbook says with pkg_add -r we could get the newest package for the release (I am not talking about stable-packages and PACKAGESITE variable), but the symbolic links are maybe not updated, isn't it? With regards Stevan Tiefert ___ Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm. Hier gelangen Sie zum neuen Yahoo! Mail: http://mail.yahoo.de ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why is 6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/ not latest enough?
On 5/3/07, Stevan Tiefert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, I have installed via pkg_add -r various packages for my 6.2-RELEASE. I have recognized that on this way I will not get always the newest package. You only get the packages compiled during the release process. Newer packages are only built for 6-stable and 7-current. The hard truth is that we don't have enough human/hardware resources to keep 6.2 packages up-to-date. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why is 6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/ not latest enough?
Am Donnerstag, den 03.05.2007, 15:28 +0400 schrieb Andrew Pantyukhin: On 5/3/07, Stevan Tiefert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, I have installed via pkg_add -r various packages for my 6.2-RELEASE. I have recognized that on this way I will not get always the newest package. You only get the packages compiled during the release process. Newer packages are only built for 6-stable and 7-current. The hard truth is that we don't have enough human/hardware resources to keep 6.2 packages up-to-date. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] That is not that I mean! ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/6.2-RELEASE/packages/editors/openoffice.org-2.0.4.tbz exists. But the Link: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/openoffice.org.tbz is linked with ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/6.2-RELEASE/packages/All/openoffice.org-1.1.5_2.tbz It is a simple change with ln. Not more! openoffice.org 2.0 was already created during the RELEASE-6.2-process. Still again: Why is this link showing to an older package, when to the same time a newer package exist for the RELEASE_6_2 (not RELENG_6)? ___ Telefonate ohne weitere Kosten vom PC zum PC: http://messenger.yahoo.de ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why is 6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/ not latest enough?
Andrew Pantyukhin wrote: On 5/3/07, Stevan Tiefert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, I have installed via pkg_add -r various packages for my 6.2-RELEASE. I have recognized that on this way I will not get always the newest package. You only get the packages compiled during the release process. Newer packages are only built for 6-stable and 7-current. The hard truth is that we don't have enough human/hardware resources to keep 6.2 packages up-to-date. While the above may indeed be true - if you really feel the need to have the latest and greatest - that's 1/2 of what the ports and the upgrade tools that are given to you to are for. These same tools do allow you to create packages for your own needs. -- Best regards, Chris Use extra care when cleaning on stairs. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why is 6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/ not latest enough?
Am Donnerstag, den 03.05.2007, 07:05 -0500 schrieb Chris: Andrew Pantyukhin wrote: On 5/3/07, Stevan Tiefert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, I have installed via pkg_add -r various packages for my 6.2-RELEASE. I have recognized that on this way I will not get always the newest package. You only get the packages compiled during the release process. Newer packages are only built for 6-stable and 7-current. The hard truth is that we don't have enough human/hardware resources to keep 6.2 packages up-to-date. While the above may indeed be true - if you really feel the need to have the latest and greatest - that's 1/2 of what the ports and the upgrade tools that are given to you to are for. These same tools do allow you to create packages for your own needs. The problem I pointed to is, that at the RELEASE_6_2 two packages of firefox and openoffice.org exists and via pkg_add -r I receive the older package of them both, because the links in .../Latest/ are pointing to the older packages, but the newer packages are available for RELEASE_6_2 (I don't mean RELENG_6)! ___ Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm. Hier gelangen Sie zum neuen Yahoo! Mail: http://mail.yahoo.de ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why is 6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/ not latest enough?
On 5/3/07, Stevan Tiefert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am Donnerstag, den 03.05.2007, 07:05 -0500 schrieb Chris: Andrew Pantyukhin wrote: On 5/3/07, Stevan Tiefert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, I have installed via pkg_add -r various packages for my 6.2-RELEASE. I have recognized that on this way I will not get always the newest package. You only get the packages compiled during the release process. Newer packages are only built for 6-stable and 7-current. The hard truth is that we don't have enough human/hardware resources to keep 6.2 packages up-to-date. While the above may indeed be true - if you really feel the need to have the latest and greatest - that's 1/2 of what the ports and the upgrade tools that are given to you to are for. These same tools do allow you to create packages for your own needs. The problem I pointed to is, that at the RELEASE_6_2 two packages of firefox and openoffice.org exists and via pkg_add -r I receive the older package of them both, because the links in .../Latest/ are pointing to the older packages, but the newer packages are available for RELEASE_6_2 (I don't mean RELENG_6)! Several versions of OOo are available from ports at the same time. Only one of them has a link in latest. The others have NO_LATEST_LINK set in their makefiles. You can contact OOo maintainers (maho primarily) and ask them to make newer versions available in latest. Sorry for the inconvenience. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why is 6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/ not latest enough? [SOLVED]
Am Donnerstag, den 03.05.2007, 16:24 +0400 schrieb Andrew Pantyukhin: On 5/3/07, Stevan Tiefert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am Donnerstag, den 03.05.2007, 07:05 -0500 schrieb Chris: Andrew Pantyukhin wrote: On 5/3/07, Stevan Tiefert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, I have installed via pkg_add -r various packages for my 6.2-RELEASE. I have recognized that on this way I will not get always the newest package. You only get the packages compiled during the release process. Newer packages are only built for 6-stable and 7-current. The hard truth is that we don't have enough human/hardware resources to keep 6.2 packages up-to-date. While the above may indeed be true - if you really feel the need to have the latest and greatest - that's 1/2 of what the ports and the upgrade tools that are given to you to are for. These same tools do allow you to create packages for your own needs. The problem I pointed to is, that at the RELEASE_6_2 two packages of firefox and openoffice.org exists and via pkg_add -r I receive the older package of them both, because the links in .../Latest/ are pointing to the older packages, but the newer packages are available for RELEASE_6_2 (I don't mean RELENG_6)! Several versions of OOo are available from ports at the same time. Only one of them has a link in latest. The others have NO_LATEST_LINK set in their makefiles. You can contact OOo maintainers (maho primarily) and ask them to make newer versions available in latest. Sorry for the inconvenience. THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! ___ Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm. Hier gelangen Sie zum neuen Yahoo! Mail: http://mail.yahoo.de ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why is 6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/ not latest enough?
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 02:01:53PM +0200, Stevan Tiefert wrote: Am Donnerstag, den 03.05.2007, 15:28 +0400 schrieb Andrew Pantyukhin: On 5/3/07, Stevan Tiefert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, I have installed via pkg_add -r various packages for my 6.2-RELEASE. I have recognized that on this way I will not get always the newest package. You only get the packages compiled during the release process. Newer packages are only built for 6-stable and 7-current. The hard truth is that we don't have enough human/hardware resources to keep 6.2 packages up-to-date. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] That is not that I mean! ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/6.2-RELEASE/packages/editors/openoffice.org-2.0.4.tbz exists. But the Link: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/openoffice.org.tbz is linked with ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/6.2-RELEASE/packages/All/openoffice.org-1.1.5_2.tbz It is a simple change with ln. Not more! openoffice.org 2.0 was already created during the RELEASE-6.2-process. Still again: Why is this link showing to an older package, when to the same time a newer package exist for the RELEASE_6_2 (not RELENG_6)? There are several openoffice versions in the ports tree, and the maintainer determined that this is the one that should be used as the default choice. Typically when there are more than one version, the link points to the recommended stable release. That said, it's possible that the maintainer overlooked updating the link when 2.0 became stable. Please check whether it is the same in the packages-6.2-stable package sets (i.e. the current packages, not the release packages which are now 6 months out of date) and if so then follow up with the openoffice maintainer. Thanks, Kris pgpLCY1gpOsbI.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Why is 6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/ not latest enough?
Am Donnerstag, den 03.05.2007, 13:06 -0400 schrieb Kris Kennaway: On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 02:01:53PM +0200, Stevan Tiefert wrote: Am Donnerstag, den 03.05.2007, 15:28 +0400 schrieb Andrew Pantyukhin: On 5/3/07, Stevan Tiefert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, I have installed via pkg_add -r various packages for my 6.2-RELEASE. I have recognized that on this way I will not get always the newest package. You only get the packages compiled during the release process. Newer packages are only built for 6-stable and 7-current. The hard truth is that we don't have enough human/hardware resources to keep 6.2 packages up-to-date. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] That is not that I mean! ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/6.2-RELEASE/packages/editors/openoffice.org-2.0.4.tbz exists. But the Link: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/6.2-RELEASE/packages/Latest/openoffice.org.tbz is linked with ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/6.2-RELEASE/packages/All/openoffice.org-1.1.5_2.tbz It is a simple change with ln. Not more! openoffice.org 2.0 was already created during the RELEASE-6.2-process. Still again: Why is this link showing to an older package, when to the same time a newer package exist for the RELEASE_6_2 (not RELENG_6)? There are several openoffice versions in the ports tree, and the maintainer determined that this is the one that should be used as the default choice. Typically when there are more than one version, the link points to the recommended stable release. That said, it's possible that the maintainer overlooked updating the link when 2.0 became stable. Please check whether it is the same in the packages-6.2-stable package sets (i.e. the current packages, not the release packages which are now 6 months out of date) and if so then follow up with the openoffice maintainer. Thanks, Kris After that: setenv PACKAGESITE ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/Latest/ and: pkg_add -r openoffice.org It still installs the version 1.1.5... It seems they forgot until now to update this link... I have written to [EMAIL PROTECTED] the maintainer of this port. Now I will wait until they answer... ___ Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm. Hier gelangen Sie zum neuen Yahoo! Mail: http://mail.yahoo.de ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
