Subject: Re: scheduled pkgsrc mini-freezes?
To: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
From: Alistair Crooks <agc@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 12/22/2002 10:05:36
On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 09:24:17AM -0800, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> Can we consider having scheduled pkgsrc mini-freezes?
>
> For example, a mini-freeze was done in 1998 when it was three months past
> the release.
>
> Every three months sounds okay. It has been three months :)
>
> Then we could choose to use the -D (date or other) to use this more
> stable and more recent pkgsrc.
We actually do have semi-regular mini-freezes in packages-land, mostly
when the pkg-manager decides that we have too many open PRs. We had
one just recently (November 2002). We don't always announce them.
> And on a related note: where can we read and learn more about pkgviews?
http://www.eurobsdcon2002.org/papers/crooks.pdf
Regards,
Alistair