Re: pkgsrc is now frozen in preparation for pkgsrc-2015Q4

[David Bariod <davidriod%googlemail.com@localhost>]

Hello,

Would that be too late to provide a patch for the go-tools package
whose install is broken ?

Best regards,
David Bariod

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Jonathan Perkin <jperkin%joyent.com@localhost> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> As per the subject, we are now in the freeze period in preparation for
> branching pkgsrc-2015Q4.  The freeze is expected to last no longer
> than 2 weeks.
>
> As pkgsrc users, how can you help ensure this is our best release yet?
>
>  - Test pkgsrc bootstrap on your favourite platforms, the more diverse
>    the better, and report any failures.
>
>  - Check that your favourite packages build and, more importantly as
>    bulk builds do not check this, function correctly at runtime.
>
>  - Look through the bulk build reports sent to the pkgsrc-bulk list at
>    http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-bulk/ and submit fixes.
>
>  - If you have reasonable hardware, perform a bulk build (even if it's
>    limited to one of the meta-pkgs/bulk-* sets) on a platform for
>    which there aren't already regular reports.
>
>  - Review the bootstrap documentation for your platform to ensure it
>    is accurate.
>
> With the tree frozen, now is a great time to test that things work
> correctly without the regular churn of package and infrastructure
> updates.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Jonathan Perkin  -  Joyent, Inc.  -  www.joyent.com