On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 03:42:05PM +0200, Iantcho Vassilev wrote: > On 10/31/06, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 02:11:17PM +0200, Iantcho Vassilev wrote: > >> On 10/31/06, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
It doesn't stop, but we spend our time building packages for the forthcoming release. They don't grow on trees you know :) Kris
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