pkg for gnome 2.16?

[Kris Kennaway]

On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 03:42:05PM +0200, Iantcho Vassilev wrote:
> On 10/31/06, Kris Kennaway <kris at obsecurity.org> wrote:
> >
> >On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 02:11:17PM +0200, Iantcho Vassilev wrote:
> >> On 10/31/06, Kris Kennaway <kris at obsecurity.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 10:24:03AM -0500, Timothy Parker wrote:
> >> >> Hello
> >> >> I am currebtly using the 2.12 package port for Gnome. (My processor
> >is
> >> >in
> >> >> bad shape and can't handle most source builds without shutting down.)
> >> >> What are the plans for making 2.14 and 2.16 available as binary
> >> >packages?
> >> >
> >> >Whatever is in ports is also available on the ftp site.  Right now you
> >> >can use the 6.2-release packages since the 6-stable packages are on
> >> >hold during the release cycle.
> >> >
> >> >Kris
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> How should i define which packages to choose..?
> >> I only know that pkg_add fetches the packages to which is your system...
> >
> >Easiest way is to set PACKAGESITE per the pkg_add manpage, then use
> >portupgrade -faPP to update all your packages to the 6.2 versions.
> >I'm assuming you're running a recent version of 6.x, BTW.
> >
> >Kris
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Thanks, Kris....
> I knew PACKAGESITE but never thought that package building freezes during a
> release

It doesn't stop, but we spend our time building packages for the
forthcoming release.  They don't grow on trees you know :)

Kris
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