i am using the 4.2 release and that's why wondering if the ports tree is a little outdated, since alot of stuff has changed over from september 1 to Novemeber 1 when 4.2 actually released. Arent the release base and ports in sync?
On Nov 27, 2007 7:59 PM, Stuart Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2007/11/27 08:53, Juan Miscaro wrote: > > --- Stuart Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On 2007/11/27 08:08, Juan Miscaro wrote: > > > > --- Stuart Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 2007/11/27 13:55, Manpreet Nehra wrote: > > > > > > I have been compiling the ports and some of the ports fail > > > flat. On > > > > > > checking the ftp.openbsd.org, I found the ports.tar.gz was > > > created > > > > > on > > > > > > Sep 1. Will there be a newer ports file > > > > > > > > > > ftp> ls /pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/ports.tar.gz > > > > > 227 Entering Passive Mode (129,128,5,191,169,249) > > > > > 150 Have a Gorilla. > > > > > -r--r--r-- 1 1114 1114 13733974 Nov 26 04:05 > > > ports.tar.gz > > > > > 226 There, everyone likes a Gorilla. > > > > > ftp> bye > > > > > 221 Goodbye. > > > > > > > > > > > > Using a snapshot ports tree to use with RELEASE or STABLE is very > > > > unintuitive. Shouldn't we simply just replace the older ports > > > tarball? > > > > > > You don't use it with release or stable, you use it with a snapshot. > > > > > > Right, but is he using a snapshot? I don't think so. > > In that case, 4.2 release ports.tar.gz, dated Sept 1 2007, is the right one.
