Would it be possible to create a second port for the new (or old version)?
Like databases/xapian12 or something?
~Doug Penner
On Sat, 10 Dec 2011, j...@dockes.org wrote:
Doug Penner writes:
> I noticed that xapian was held back to 1.0 while waiting for either
> dependant port maintainers to update to the newer version, or for a second
> copy of xapian to be added to ports.
>
> The last activity on the bug tracker seems to be from just over a year
> ago. Has there been any progress on getting xapian updated?
>
> I ask because I am trying to get notmuch (notmuchmail.org) going as a
> port. So far notmuch compiles, runs and functions just fine, but xapian
> 1.2 is said to be MUCH faster than 1.0, so I was hoping that you (being
> the maintainer) would be able to green-light the update. That is of course
> assuming the blocking packages/etc have been resolved.
The Xapian 1.2 ports have been ready for a very long time, but there are
apparently some strong reasons to stay with 1.0. All I can write is that I
am ready to (re)-submit patches as soon as the way is cleared.
Cheers,
J.F. Dockes
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