Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:41:54 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net> Cc: Michiel Boland <boland@carmel.diva.nl>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RELENG_4_4 merges Message-ID: <20020715214154.GA51011@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20020715163524.0117a758@mail.sage-one.net> References: <20020715152201.N38467-100000@carmel.diva.nl> <3.0.5.32.20020715163524.0117a758@mail.sage-one.net>
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On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 04:35:24PM -0500, Jack L. Stone wrote: > At 11:21 PM 7.15.2002 +0200, Michiel Boland wrote: > >Hi. > > > >Can someone explain the sudden rush of fixes into the RELENG_4_4 branch? > >For instance, just exactly what good does the BIND 8.3.3 merge do? > >Surely people who want to run BIND 8.3.3 on RELENG_4_4 can use the port. > >Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the 'remote buffer overrun' > >bug in earlier BIND versions was in libbind.a, which isn't even installed > >on a stock FreeBSD system, as far as I can see. > > > >Just exactly what's next? Are we going to see merges of things like > >sendmail 8.12.3 into RELENG_4_4!?!? > > > >I'm just trying to get things clear here. Perhaps I'm missing the point > >completely (as usual). But I would think that this continuous merging of > >stuff into RELENG_4_4 creates a maintenance nightmare for everyone who > >runs off this branch. > > > >Confused, > > > >Cheers > >Michiel > > HUH! Now, that has me confused. I'm following RELENG_4_5 and nothing merged > there. Still has the old BIND 8.2.4-REL, that I wish had been merged.... > > Are you sure you are following 4_4....??? You haven't been following it closely enough. BIND 8.3.3 was merged to RELENG_4_6, 4_5 and 4_4 earlier today. Do a cvsup and you will see it. As to why it was merged to these branches is a question I don't know the answer to, but I assume there is some good reason for it. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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