On Sat 4 Jan 2025, 14:58 Yuri via users, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Gentlemen, don't you think it's time for some updates? > > For example, Perl. It's too old, 14 years is a bit too much to run most > of the CPAN modules. Or GCC. I'd like to see at least 6.5 in 2024. Or > openvpn. The current version is outdated. > > Redis is generally archaic, given that 5.0.14 is built from sources on > Solaris 10 without any problems. > > I understand that the problem of maintainers has not gone away and in > general - if you want something, build it yourself. > > But let's at least refresh Perl and GCC a little, okay? They are > hopelessly ancient. If I can build a compiler from sources myself, > whichever I like, then I couldn't build Perl. Not with any attempt. > I think you already understand the problem here. The people that were investing their time in this aren't doing that much anymore because they've moved on. It's been a long time since I logged into any Solaris machine at this point and it's unlikely I will in the future. If I do, it's very unlikely to be building software on it. I think many other folks are in a similar position because they are scratching different itches in different technical contexts. Not everyone has moved on, but those still here seemingly don't have a need to update these packages. If you need these, I suggest you roll up your sleeves. Dago can still get you access to the build farm where you'd have a pretty straight forward path to building the updated packages you want. I know this doesn't actually help you, but at least it confirms your suspicion. Thanks -Ben > Maybe there are newer versions posted somewhere and I just don't see them? For > example, in unstable or testing? > > WBR, Yuri >
