Re: expect5.45.4 why does pkgsrc use expect5.45.0?

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

Boyd Lynn Gerber <gerberb%zenez.com@localhost> writes:

> Is there a reason why pkgsrc is not using expect5.45.4?

Usually, because nobody has updated.


> If I use
>
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/expect/files/Expect/5.45.4/expect5.45.4.tar.gz
>
> With my patches.  I am able to build expect5.45.4,

I would suggest then:

  submit your patches upstream

  create a package in wip, with patches and upstream bug report urls

  get it pkglint clean

  pester people to update pkgsrc from it

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