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From: "Iantcho Vassilev" <ianchov@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: pkg for gnome 2.16?
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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
>
>
>


Thanks, Kris....
I knew PACKAGESITE but never thought that package building freezes during a
release