Why there is a newer OOo port than the binary?

[Heino Tiedemann]

Nicolas Blais <nb_root at videotron.ca> wrote:

> On Sunday 17 September 2006 12:52, Heino Tiedemann wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> I have installed editors/openoffice.org-2.0 on my FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE.
>>
>>
>> For a long time "pkg_version -l '<'" shows me, that my installed
>> OpenOffice.org is older than the OpenOffice.org in the
>> portscollection...
>>
>>
>> I'd like to install the latest editors/openoffice.org-2.0, yes, but...
>>
>> Where is the package on ftp://ooopackages.good-day.net? I cannot find
>> it there.
>>
>> My installed package is "OOo_2.0.3_FreeBSD61Intel_install_de.tbz"
>> Where is the new one?
>>
>> Heino
>
> 2.0.4 is not officially released yet.
> The one in the ports tree is a release 
> candidate. I assume a 2.0.4 binary will be made when 2.0.4 goes out of RC. 
> Anyway, there are problems with 2.0.4 so you are still better off with 2.0.3 
> right now...

Too me Okay, but the pkg-version output is annoying.

Why the 2.0.4 canditate is allready in editors/openoffice.org-2.0?

Shouldn't it be in editors/openoffice.org-2.0-devel? Then the
portscollection and the installed package will be the same.

Too mee it looks, that the OpenOffice.org port is the only one, who
"breakes" with the convention between "XYZ" and "XYZ-devel" ports. 

Heino