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Re: latest version of 2010Q1



> From: "Ian D. Leroux" <idleroux%fastmail.fm@localhost>
> 
> On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:28 -0700, "Stefan Schaeckeler" 
> <schaecsn%gmx.net@localhost>
> wrote:
> > I would like to install the latest version of 2010Q1 (not 2010Q2).
> > [...] I was expecting cvs update to update some files. Nothing is
> > updated.
> >
> > I assume I have now the earliest version of 2010Q1.
> 
> I thought the whole point of the pkgsrcYYYYQX branches was to be frozen
> snapshots of the pkgsrc tree at fairly sane points in its history.  I
> wouldn't expect there to be any updates for cvs to get once a certain
> quarterly branch has been downloaded [unless you point cvs at a later
> quarterly branch (or back at the main development branch), which you've
> explicitly said you don't want to do].
> 
> In other words, if I'm not mistaken, you've already got 2010Q1 and
> that's all there is to it.
> 
> Somebody please correct me if I'm spouting nonsense,

I believe there are security updates for pkgsrcYYYYQX branches and sometimes 
compiling issues are fixed as well.

 Stefan


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