Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 22:05:24 +0200 (SAT) From: John Hay <jhay@icomtek.csir.co.za> To: obrien@FreeBSD.org Cc: sobomax@FreeBSD.org (Maxim Sobolev), cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, portmgr@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/automake Makefile distinfo pkg-plist ports/devel/automake/files patch-ab patch-ad Message-ID: <200110242005.f9OK5Oj44785@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> In-Reply-To: <20011024124641.A506@dragon.nuxi.com> from "David O'Brien" at "Oct 24, 2001 12:46:41 pm"
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> On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 12:24:07AM -0700, Maxim Sobolev wrote: > > sobomax 2001/10/08 00:24:07 PDT > > Modified files: > > devel/automake Makefile distinfo pkg-plist > > devel/automake/files patch-ab patch-ad > > Log: > > (portmgr@ hat on) > > > > - Backout recent upgrade because it broke way too many ports; > > - assign maintainership to portmgr@FreeBSD.org due to importancy of this > > port to the overall ports infrastructure. > > [portmgr CC'ed due to importancy of this port to the overall ports > infrastructure] > > You did not address your plans on when/how this port will return to 1.5. > We cannot put our head in the sand on this one (unlink libtool, this does > included new applicable functionality). > > Please list the ports that broke so they may be addressed. Many of the > ports that depend on automake probably really don't in truth need it. > Any package that uses Makefile.am+automake is suppose to supply a built > Makefile.in. > > Automake 1.5 is now needed for Binutils and GCC work, so are we either > need an upgrade plan, or an "automake-current" port. Actually, automake > should return to 1.5, and an automake14 port created (via repo copy). > The ports that cannot handle 1.5 can use the outdated version. The same goes for autoconf. The latest ntp code for instance needs version 2.52, so we can't just keep on hoping that it will disappear. John -- John Hay -- John.Hay@icomtek.csir.co.za To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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