From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 2 09:46:54 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B90C16A402; Tue, 2 May 2006 09:46:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danny@cs.huji.ac.il) Received: from cs1.cs.huji.ac.il (cs1.cs.huji.ac.il [132.65.16.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6375D43D45; Tue, 2 May 2006 09:46:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from danny@cs.huji.ac.il) Received: from pampa.cs.huji.ac.il ([132.65.80.32]) by cs1.cs.huji.ac.il with esmtp id 1FarT0-000GYk-Sy; Tue, 02 May 2006 12:46:50 +0300 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.2 To: Scott Long In-reply-to: <4456E860.8090308@samsco.org> References: <200605011604.26507.mi+mx@aldan.algebra.com> <20060501212539.GA24193@regurgitate.ugcs.caltech.edu> <4456C439.1070500@samsco.org> <4456E860.8090308@samsco.org> Comments: In-reply-to Scott Long message dated "Mon, 01 May 2006 23:04:32 -0600." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 12:46:50 +0300 From: Danny Braniss Message-ID: Cc: stable@freebsd.org, Paul Allen , Mikhail Teterin , current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cc can't build 32-bit executables on amd64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 09:46:54 -0000 > I tend to get snippy towards the end of release cycles, and I apologize > to those I've offended or have been needlessly rude to. But please hear > me out on what I have to say here.... > ... > The release process is about balancing the need to "get it done" with > the need to "get it as good as possible". The time to identify and fix > problems is during the BETA phase, so please help us to make that > happen. And if we get to the RC phase and something is broken or > unfinished, then please help us to get it resolved for the next release. Just speeking for myself, and maybe others think like me :-), I have been running 6.1-XXX on several servers and work stations all along, and haven't felt any panics or serious problems to report, so sorry :-) [there of cource problems, slowness of network come to mind] So please, keep the good work! danny