[CFT] packaging the base system with pkg(8)

[Andrew Berg]

On 2016.04.20 07:58, Lev Serebryakov wrote:
>    It is very worrying to see such reports without any reaction from
> developers in one month before release. If there is one year till
> release, it is nothing. But in one month we will have code slush, and
> after that — release, which should be supported for several years!
>
>   Also, suggested (and totally ignored in discussion) mechanisms with
> overlay packages is not UI, it is underlying mechanism which could be
> very useful.
>
>    Again, I have nothing against good package management for base. But
> what I see now is scary, if you take one-month-before-release in account!
>
You mention code slush, but keep saying one month before release. Code slush 
means *new features* are *discouraged*, not "freeze everything and let it sit 
for months without addressing any issues". Release is not planned until 
*September*, and if it is not ready in September, then the release will be 
delayed. In fact, releases are very frequently delayed since the dates are 
always estimates and never deadlines. Yes, we are getting somewhat close to 
release, but there is still time. Also, packaged base work was supposed to be 
complete enough for wide testing much earlier, but development was stalled for 
a while.

Also, how much response do you expect in ~17 hours? Developers need time to 
sleep, do their day jobs, and formulate a detailed response to a detailed email.

There are certainly issues, but this is not something that is going to be 
rushed into a release in a month to meet a hard deadline as you imply.