Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:09:48 +0100 From: Koop Mast <kwm@rainbow-runner.nl> To: Patrick Rael <prael@lumeta.com> Cc: Jeremy Messenger <mezz.freebsd@gmail.com>, gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ETA on port of libxml2-2.8.0 Message-ID: <51522ABC.5050403@rainbow-runner.nl> In-Reply-To: <515228E8.6050708@lumeta.com> References: <5151B721.5030105@lumeta.com> <CADLFtteK4e0rRaGEgYrnkZQexqgforAQrOt9Xsai9C10EQvWfA@mail.gmail.com> <51522119.9040400@rainbow-runner.nl> <515228E8.6050708@lumeta.com>
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On 27-3-2013 0:02, Patrick Rael wrote: > Thanks Koop for the quick reply. For clarification I followed up > with two questions below. > > -->Pat > --------- > > On 03/26/2013 04:28 PM, Koop Mast wrote: >> On 26-3-2013 16:24, Jeremy Messenger wrote: >>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Patrick Rael <prael@lumeta.com> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> I see only libxml2-2.7.8 in freebsd ports. >>>> Do you have an ETA for 2.8.0? >>> I don't, but I will let kwm to answer it. The 2.8.0 breaks API, so it >>> might affects many ports. kwm knows a lot about it, so I will let him >>> to answer more on this. >> >> As far as I know it is only 2.9.0 and up, but I haven't gotten around >> testing it yet. > Do you mean that that only 2.9.0 breaks API, but that you think 2.8.0 > is ok > regarding the API? > 2.8.0 is ok, since that is what people are using when they using ports from MC. > >> >>>> If the ETA is >>>> not before April 4 (that's my deadline), any >>>> ideas/workarounds for me to get 2.8 built? >>> I don't understand your deadline, but I believe that 2.8.0 is >>> available in the MarcusCom CVS. >> >> I will see if I can update libxml2 to 2.8.0 this week, I have some >> other things in the pipe that I really want to commit this week. But >> my poudriere machine is not cooperating .... But like Jeremy said if >> you need it now, you can lift the new version from our devel repo. > > Thanks, if I need to get 2.8.0 from that devel repo, will that work in > our ports tree > so that the ports make will build it? Is that what you mean by it's > available in the devel repo? > Yes, you can treat it as a drop-in replacement for the port version. Devel repo/Marcuscom is where we prepare updates to gnome ports -> http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/develfaq.html > >> >> -Koop >> >>>> Thanks in advance, you folks are wonderful! >>>> >>>> -->Pat >>> >> > >
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