Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 13:52:48 -0500 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Iantcho Vassilev <ianchov@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: pkg for gnome 2.16? Message-ID: <20061102185248.GA95177@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <18e02bd30611010542p68b4a70x2476c6f9949f7baf@mail.gmail.com> References: <d601e9960610300724g578e14ebh235b646820c65741@mail.gmail.com> <20061030232741.GA95622@xor.obsecurity.org> <18e02bd30610310411w7fdde184q1f829b223dba5e8a@mail.gmail.com> <20061031190007.GA27524@xor.obsecurity.org> <18e02bd30611010542p68b4a70x2476c6f9949f7baf@mail.gmail.com>
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--XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 03:42:05PM +0200, Iantcho Vassilev wrote: > On 10/31/06, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > > > >On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 02:11:17PM +0200, Iantcho Vassilev wrote: > >> On 10/31/06, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > >> > > >> >On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 10:24:03AM -0500, Timothy Parker wrote: > >> >> Hello > >> >> I am currebtly using the 2.12 package port for Gnome. (My processor > >is > >> >in > >> >> bad shape and can't handle most source builds without shutting down= .) > >> >> What are the plans for making 2.14 and 2.16 available as binary > >> >packages? > >> > > >> >Whatever is in ports is also available on the ftp site. Right now you > >> >can use the 6.2-release packages since the 6-stable packages are on > >> >hold during the release cycle. > >> > > >> >Kris > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> How should i define which packages to choose..? > >> I only know that pkg_add fetches the packages to which is your system.= .. > > > >Easiest way is to set PACKAGESITE per the pkg_add manpage, then use > >portupgrade -faPP to update all your packages to the 6.2 versions. > >I'm assuming you're running a recent version of 6.x, BTW. > > > >Kris > > > > > > >=20 >=20 > Thanks, Kris.... > I knew PACKAGESITE but never thought that package building freezes during= a > release It doesn't stop, but we spend our time building packages for the forthcoming release. They don't grow on trees you know :) Kris --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFSj5/Wry0BWjoQKURAjEeAJ9nmGfG7U6HQFH83wi2aTmN5itJOwCeI6IP 1VoTljw+cDsLD9RVhXxuoAU= =DfWq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l--
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