ETA on port of libxml2-2.8.0

Koop Mast kwm at rainbow-runner.nl
Tue Mar 26 22:28:50 UTC 2013


On 26-3-2013 16:24, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Patrick Rael <prael at lumeta.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>        I see only libxml2-2.7.8 in freebsd ports.
>> Do you have an ETA for 2.8.0?
> I don't, but I will let kwm to answer it. The 2.8.0 breaks API, so it
> might affects many ports. kwm knows a lot about it, so I will let him
> to answer more on this.

As far as I know it is only 2.9.0 and up, but I haven't gotten around 
testing it yet.

>>    If the ETA is
>> not before April 4 (that's my deadline), any
>> ideas/workarounds for me to get 2.8 built?
> I don't understand your deadline, but I believe that 2.8.0 is
> available in the MarcusCom CVS.

I will see if I can update libxml2 to 2.8.0 this week, I have some other 
things in the pipe that I really want to commit this week. But my 
poudriere machine is not cooperating .... But like Jeremy said if you 
need it now, you can lift the new version from our devel repo.

-Koop

>> Thanks in advance, you folks are wonderful!
>>
>> -->Pat
>



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