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Date:      Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:20:10 -0500
From:      Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org>
To:        David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Looks as if we need a misc/compat8x
Message-ID:  <95A745CD-3CC1-4FAF-9B41-8DE0ED8E1526@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20100810122037.GJ22509@albert.catwhisker.org>
References:  <20100810122037.GJ22509@albert.catwhisker.org>

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On Aug 10, 2010, at 07:20 , David Wolfskill wrote:
> I expect that a "real" compat8x port might need a few more libraries =
--
> my build machine has a rather small number of installed ports....

If I'm not mistaken, a compat8x port would only likely be created during =
the RC process of 9.0 - ie: when it is known which libraries are needed =
in terms of having a different shlib rev.

All the while it's merely 9-CURRENT, folks are expected to handle =
building of their own ports (or pull packages from the usual places) -- =
another artefact of "it's -current, deal with it" (or words to that =
effect).

-aDe




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