Re: Update of xulrunner17/firefox17 in freeze period

[Ryo ONODERA <ryo_on%yk.rim.or.jp@localhost>]

Hi,

From: Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost>, Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 
04:33:16 +0200

> On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 11:45:16PM +0900, Ryo ONODERA wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> From: Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost>, Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 
>> 23:59:49 +0200
>> 
>> > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 05:56:44AM +0900, Ryo ONODERA wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >> 
>> >> xulrunner17/firefox17-17.0.9 has the following security bux fixes.
>> >> xulrunner17 keeps its ABI, but some header file is modified (removed
>> >> and added). Then BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS and BUILDLINK_ABI_DEPENDS
>> >> should be changed to 17.0.9.
>> >> It seems that its consumers can build with it.
>> >> 
>> >> xulrunner17 is not leaf package, but I want to update it.
>> >> Can I update xulrunner17 and firefox17?
>> >> 
>> >> The patch is included in this e-mail.
>> >> 
>> >> Thank you.
>> > 
>> > Thanks for the heads-up, it is very much appreciated!
>> > 
>> > Please go ahead, otherwise we'll have to fix it up on the branch
>> 
>> Update of Mozilla products is done.
>> 
>> If you have some advice to update them on pkgsrc-2013Q3 branch,
>> please reply to
>> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-pkg/2013/09/20/msg011995.html .
> 
> Thanks for updating these - very useful. I don't have any advice, I
> thought Benny's comment was spot-on.
> 
> I talked to khorben about LTS and some other issues this weekend, so I
> think I know where he wants to go with his plans, but don't want to
> speak for him.  What are other distributions doing about long-term
> support, and modifications to established packages on the supported
> branches?

??? LTS for what? I cannot understand the topic.

By the way, I have the following update plan for Mozilla products.

On pkgsrc-current:
www/firefox17:
17.0.9 -> 17.0.10

www/firefox:
24.0 -> 25.0 -> 26.0 -> ...

www/firefox24
24.0.1 -> 24.0.2 -> ... -> 24.0.10

www/seamonkey:
2.21 -> 2.22 -> 2.23 -> ...

www/thunderbird:
17.0.9 -> 24.0 -> 24.0.1 -> ... 24.0.8 (-> 24.0.9) -> 31.0

www/thunderbird17:
17.0.9 -> 17.0.10


On pkgsrc-2013Q3:
www/firefox17:
17.0.9 -> 17.0.10

www/firefox:
24.0 -> 24.0.1 -> 24.0.2 -> ...

www/seamonkey:
2.21 -> 2.22 -> 2.23 -> ...

www/thunderbird:
17.0.9 -> 17.0.10

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