From: STeve Andre' (andresmsu.edu)
Date: Mon Aug 16 2004 - 17:37:56 CDT

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On Monday 16 August 2004 21:10, Matthias Kilian wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2004 at 12:05:22PM +0000, STeve Andre' wrote:
> > Packages don't come out on a regular basis, but when enough things have
> > changed that Peter (I think) decides to release a new version. Because
> > of the size of them and the continuous updates to the ports tree it
> > doens't make sense to release them constantly.
>
> BTW: what's more helpful/important for the release: testing (prebuild)
> packages or building and testing ports?
>
> Ciao,
> Kili

I'm certainly not the final authority on this, but testing the packages right
now tests 1) the programs themselves, 2) the way they are packaged.

Testing a port means you're exercising both. If you have the spare CPU
you can get into the package building business yourself for testing, but
that can be a multi-day event. Especially now, test the packages, to help
ensure they are robust for the upcoming release.

--STeve Andre'

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