Re: HEADS UP! Major commits in the tree coming soon
From: Kenneth Culver (culverk_at_yumyumyum.org)
Date: 05/29/03
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Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 13:50:33 -0400 (EDT) To: Thorsten Futrega <tfutrega@yahoo.co.uk>
> The HEAD code freeze was extended by three days to
> allow for some final pending work to be committed and
> prepare 5.1 to be a good release. The code freeze will
>
> likely end sometime tomorrow, May 30.
>
> We ask that large scale changes still be deferred
> until after 5.1 is actually released so that any
> problems can be dealt with. The release
> engineering team will send out emails explicitely
> stating when HEAD has thawed and when large changes
> like new compilers and dynamic-linked worlds can go
> it.
>
> The most important changes I'm going to commit today:
>
> - Remove gcc and replace it with a new TenDRA
> snapshot.
I'm just wondering... but is there a reason why gcc is being replaced? Is
there a page or a previous list mail that explains the reasons? URL?
Thanks.
> - Remove GNU tar.
> - Fix httpd.ko to make it work on buggy AMD
> processors.
> - Drop support for 386 and 486 cpus.
> - Remove ext2 support (GPL encumbered).
> - Add perl 5.8 *and* python 2.2 to base.
> - Remove Sendmail and replace it with Postfix.
>
> If anyone has any reason why these should not be
> committed, I'll give a 5 hours grace time. Send
> replies
> to the list.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Thorsten and the rest or the release engineering team.
>
Thanks
Ken
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