On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 09:24:15PM +0200, T@W wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> 1.some weeks ago I started to follow current by pulling in files from the
> current 1-5 branch.
> IPF build fine as version 3.4.16.
> Then Darren Reed announced major flaws with "keep state" in e'y version
> before 3.4.17, so I decided to pull in the total current branch with cvs in
> the hope to find IPF-3.4.17 in there.
> 
> I SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT!!
> 
> IPF is set back to  3.4.9 (oh please).

how did you get that ? What command did you use ?
On my current system:
armandeche:/home/cvs.netbsd.org/src/share/man/man9>ipf -V
ipf: IP Filter: v3.4.16 (264)


> And I've the feeling that this is not the only one (don't wanna check all
> binaries).
> What about OpenSSH and OpenSSL?
> 
> So a request to the various developers: Please do try to bring binaries up
> to decent dates and 'bugfree' versions as much as possible.
> 
> 2.Oh and while I'm on this would it be possible to decide on having certain
> binaries in src OR in pkgsrc (i.e. both install OpenSSH happily, but by
> default in different places, ending up with different versions of the same
> thing in two different places.

We have openssh in pkgsrc for folks who use pkgsrc on older systems, where
openssh isn't in the base system.

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Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.           Manuel.Bouyer@lip6.fr
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