From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.54) id 1F6q5D-00009D-Bh for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:14:12 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id k18EDLtY024745; Wed, 8 Feb 2006 14:13:21 GMT Received: from smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.61]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k18EDJqh013432 for ; Wed, 8 Feb 2006 14:13:20 GMT Received: from 146-115-26-214.c3-0.abr-ubr1.sbo-abr.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO [192.168.1.110]) ([146.115.26.214]) by smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 08 Feb 2006 09:13:39 -0500 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.02,98,1139202000"; d="scan'208"; a="164332329:sNHT23307716" Message-ID: <43E9FC97.2020805@gentoo.org> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:13:43 -0500 From: Joshua Nichols User-Agent: Mail/News 1.5 (X11/20060204) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-java@gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gentoo Java CC: java@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-java] Package freeze References: <43DEE986.5050801@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <43DEE986.5050801@gentoo.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: eac30439-4ea4-4cfd-b0e9-2f65d76e729a X-Archives-Hash: 704f37dad3d394f9c1a53519b03549bb Karl Trygve Kalleberg wrote: > Hi gang, > > we're freezing the Java package set in the Portage tree, effective > immediately. This means that no new Java packages will go into the tree > unless they fix security issues. > > This is done to "flush our pipeline" before the upcoming 1.5 migration. > During the freeze, we intent do stabilize as many of the unstable > (~arch) packages as necessary, and wipe the rest. > > This will allow us to move a new generation of 1.5-aware packages into > ~arch, and this will finally lead to complete support for 1.3, 1.4 and > 1.5 (plus 1.6 when it's released) on Gentoo. > > It is difficult to predict exactly how long the freeze will last, but > expect at least six weeks. > > Further information will be available on how to help test the 1.5 > migration overlay. Broader testing helps us get through this as quickly > and painlessly as possible. > > > Cheers, > > -- Karl T > Just to clarify slightly... This freeze also includes version and revision bumps for existing packages, not just the adding of new packages. - Josh -- gentoo-java@gentoo.org mailing list