Subject: Re: xfce3 isn't building completely
To: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg@britannica.bec.de>
From: Hisashi T Fujinaka <htodd@twofifty.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 08/25/2006 10:57:10
On Fri, 25 Aug 2006, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 02:26:51PM -0300, Paulo Aukar wrote:
>> (NetBSD 4.99.1 i386;  pkgsrc-current)
>
> [snip]
>
> Sorry to be harsh, but could you please stop bothering a public
> *technical* mailing list with build errors?
>
> Frankly, we are aware of a lot of problems with GCC 4.1, see e.g.
> ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/misc/kristerw/pkgstat/i386-4.0/20060821.1950/report.html
>
> Posting complains won't help it. Filling PRs without patches is not that
> likely to help either.

Being a jerk to users isn't going to help NetBSD gain any traction,
either.

Searching most bug databases is a skill that only the most involved
developers can master, so either make it easier to search or expect lots
of questions and PRs.

-- 
Hisashi T Fujinaka - htodd@twofifty.com
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