FreeBSD Port: bash-4.2.28

[Doug Barton]

On Wed, 25 Jul 2012, Jerry wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:14:25 -0700
> Doug Barton articulated:
>
>> On 07/25/2012 08:03, Michael wrote:
>>> Hello obrien,
>>>
>>> Any plans to update bash-4.2.28 up to patch level 037?
>>
>> Is there a specific bug fixed that you're interested in?
>
> The short answer would be what the hell difference does that make?

We don't use that kind of language on the FreeBSD lists.

> The
> OP just wanted to know if the port was going to be updated to include
> the newly released patches. The long answer is that he is interested in
> getting the official patches to correct known problems with Bash. Who's
> business is it what problem, real or potential that the OP is looking
> to correct or prevent?

Completely aside from my being thoroughly impressed with your 
mind-reading abilities, upgrading to the latest/greatest is not always 
the best strategy. Speaking generally, even things that are (nominally) 
strictly bug fixes can bring in new problems, and Bash patches are not 
always strictly bug fixes.

There is also the issue that in FreeBSD we are generally more 
conservative about upgrading something from a known-stable version.

As for my motivations for asking the question, there are at least 2. 
First, I don't see anything in the latest set of patches that I find 
particularly exciting, but I'm interested in the OP's perspective. 
Second, if the OP is actually being affected by one of the things that 
is patched, I know the maintainer would be interested in that.

> Actually, the OP would be better served contacting the port maintainer
> <obrien at FreeBSD.org>. Unlike Postfix that <sahil at FreeBSD.org> updates
> in virtually real time, there is usually quite a lag between the time
> Bash issues a patch and the time it makes it into the ports system.

See above.

hth,

Doug

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