2.8.2 is in main portage, but I guess the main reason for it not being updated anymore is that the latest versions are only downloadable after registering at the website?
Arve On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Alex Montgomery <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I was wondering why the non-svn ebuilds (i.e. not 2.999 or 3.9999) are > at version 2.7.1 even though there have been several official releases > since then. Does everyone use the live ebuilds? I tried using the > 2.999 ebuild for awhile, but the code in svn can be flaky and crashes > often. I had to revert to the 2.7.1 ebuild, which is much more > crash-resistant, but has several known issues that have been fixed in > later versions. Particularly, users of midi surfaces can end up > destroying data with versions prior to 2.8.5: > http://ardour.org/node/3292 > > Is it hard to update the ebuild to 2.8.7, or is there another good > reason to stay at 2.7.1? I'd happily help with the update. > > Thanks, > -- Alex > > >
