Less portage updates than usual?

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ats2 · Post by **ats2** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:36 pm

Hi,
I've noticed that the number of portage updates has greatly decreased these last weeks (for the stable branch). For example, on a basic server (no X, no WM), that's two weeks there's no update at all.

I'm not complaining! That's better for me. However, I am wondering wether this means that there are not enough people involved in the Gentoo project (less than it used to I mean) or if the this is merely a chance. Or maybe packages are tested longer in the ~x86 branch?

Well, you know, I wouldn't hear one morning that gentoo is stopping because I have many servers running it and I'm heavily relying on it!

Please do not flame me: this is *really* just information I require, that's all.

yngwin · Post by **yngwin** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:09 pm

Are you sure you are not using an rsync server that is no longer up to date?

dmpogo · Post by **dmpogo** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:14 pm

yngwin wrote:Are you sure you are not using an rsync server that is no longer up to date?

Well, there is really little new came out in the last month or so. Especially if it is a server. Stable kernel a bit got stuck
in 2.6.25 land.

The big updates - new gcc, new X, kde-4.x are not far away, though

ats2 · Post by **ats2** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:15 pm

yngwin> Yes, it is up to date. I've been checking several times during the last weeks. It's an hhtp-replicator box.
By the way, there have been some updates (com_err and others), but nothing during the last few weeks.
dmpogo> Thanks for the info.

dmpogo · Post by **dmpogo** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:30 pm

There is also some shift now to overlays where most of development goes, which used to be closer to ~x86.
So now package gets into unstable after spending some time in overlays and stable is even further down the line.
I suspect some think about putting package into ~x86 as stabilization nowdays

yngwin · Post by **yngwin** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:56 pm

Also have a look at http://planet.gentoo.org/developers/bet ... _all_users

zyko · Post by **zyko** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:07 pm

However, I am wondering wether this means that there are not enough people involved in the Gentoo project (less than it used to I mean) or if the this is merely a chance. Or maybe packages are tested longer in the ~x86 branch?

There are indeed fluctuations in "perceived activity", but that doesn't necessarily reflect objectively on Gentoo's status of development. All relevant packages seem to be well maintained in Gentoo.

You can objectively follow the development of the tree on http://packages.gentoo.org -- there's also an RSS feed: http://packages.gentoo.org/feed

ats2 · Post by **ats2** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:25 am

yngwin wrote:Also have a look at http://planet.gentoo.org/developers/bet ... _all_users

I shall do it. If that can help, I'll be glad to do it.