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Re: Bulk packages and security updates



There is no plan for 'binary packages'.  The plan is

 commit an update to pkgsrc head that fixes the CVE

 if that's a security patch, or really really a micro that's ok to pull
 up, submit a pullup.  Or extract the fix and add that as a patch and
 submit that patch as a pullup

 wait for bulk builds to rerun and have the new version

We do this all the time.  Not saying everytime there is a CVE, but it
happens a lot.

Apologies. I didn't mean to give the impression I was talking about pre-pullup - I was wondering about what actions are taken when a pullup is made.

In that case, it seems no action is taken (for fast platforms), and we just wait for the next round of binary packages to be built and uploaded.

I suppose if there's ever a super critical vulnerability that could dramatically affect people, we can talk about any other actions then.

Thanks!
John


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