Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:06:43 -0500 From: Kris Moore <kris@pcbsd.org> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua>, josh@ixsystems.com, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Alexey Shuvaev <shuvaev@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de>, Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> Subject: Re: xorg-server 1.7.7 Message-ID: <20101114200643.GA11920@pcbsd.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011141218580.20557@wonkity.com> References: <4CD7C15D.2010203@icyb.net.ua> <20101108150306.GB17517@wep4035.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de> <4CD8132D.9090902@icyb.net.ua> <20101113192506.GC29660@lonesome.com> <4CDEE881.201@icyb.net.ua> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011140912370.20050@wonkity.com> <4CE01110.6030102@icyb.net.ua> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011141218580.20557@wonkity.com>
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On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 12:24:44PM -0700, Warren Block wrote: > On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Andriy Gapon wrote: > > > on 14/11/2010 18:18 Warren Block said the following: > >> On Sat, 13 Nov 2010, Andriy Gapon wrote: > >> > >>> I agree, but I am not sure how in the ports land we do an application testing in > >>> general. That is, I am sure there will be a lot of testers if the port update > >>> is actually committed :-) but I am not sure how to test it in advance (given all > >>> the possible hardware and software configurations). > >> > >> Why not just create a new xorg-server177 or xorg-server-devel port as has been > >> done with other ports? > > > > Would it be really worth it? > > 1.7.7 is just couple of minor releases ahead of what we have now and the latest > > _release_ is 1.9.2. > > So, xorg-server-devel for 1.9.2 - that would make sense for my taste. > > xorg-server-devel for 1.7.7 - just an overcautiousness and, IMO, a waste of > > resources. > > It would depend on how compatible the newer server is with the existing > xorg ports. But sure, go with the newest one that still works. > > If these ports are too shaky for normal users, they wouldn't even have > to go in the tree. Put them on a web page somewhere. But this would > ast least allow a wider range of testing. Does the xorg porting team have a repo somewhere for port work, ala area51 for KDE4? If not, would setting one up be of interest to people here? That probably be a service we could easily provide, since we are particularly attached to having a working Xorg ;) -- Kris Moore PC-BSD Software
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