Re: [Mingw-msys] Please Update MSYS Packages

[Keith M. <kei...@us...>]

On Monday 20 August 2007 19:53, Tug Russel wrote:
> I have been using MSYS a lot recently and a lot of packages are out
> of date. Can some of the devs please upgrade the packages because
> some of the old ones like coreutils and cvs are really needed. Thank
> you for the help

Have you looked in the `Snapshot' section, where Cesar is assembling the=20
release candidate for MSYS-1.0.11?

It's a question of someone having both time, and incentive.  Unless you=20
want them badly enough, and can put in the effort to supply appropriate=20
patches, then please don't expect this to magically just happen.

> PS: I found out the latest versions of the packages and pointed out
> the sources

Let's see:

> autoconf =A02.59 =A0 =A0 2.61a=20
> ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/autoconf-2.61a.tar.gz

AFAIK, the canonical FSF source builds and installs OOTB in MSYS; (2.61=20
certainly does -- I'm using it myself).  I've no plans to issue any=20
further MSYS specific releases of autoconf; grab the canonical source,=20
and install it.

> automake =A01.8.2 =A0 =A01.10
> ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-1.10.tar.gz

I don't use automake myself, but I believe this is in the same category=20
as autoconf, WRT supporting it in MSYS.

> bash =A0 =A0 =A03.1 =A0 =A0 =A03.2-017
> ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-3.2.tar.gz +
> ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-3.2-patches

Cesar's snapshot is already 3.1.  If someone supplies patches for 3.2,=20
he may consider them for MSYS-1.0.11; it's his call.

> binutils =A02.11 =A0 =A0 2.17
> ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-2.17.tar.gz

Don't know where you're looking, but our *current* binutils is 2.17.50;
furthermore, the FSF sources may not incorporate our patches.

> bison =A0 =A0 2.3 =A0 =A0 =A02.3a =A0 =A0 =A0
> ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/bison/bison-2.3a.tar.gz

This is *alpha* status, and therefore may not be stable.  Unless it=20
fixes a *major* defect in 2.3, I don't think we should consider it yet.

> bizp2 =A0 1.0.1 =A0  =A01.0.4
> http://www.bzip.org/1.0.4/bzip2-1.0.4.tar.gz

Well, Cesar's latest snapshot is 1.0.3.  He may consider patches for=20
1.0.4, if you'd care to submit them please!

> coreutils 5.7 =A0 =A0 6.9
> ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-6.9.tar.gz

Cesar may already have done some work on this; it's his call.

> cvs =A0 =A0 =A0 1.11.22 =A01.12.13.1
> ftp://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/cvs/source/nightly-snapshots/feature/cvs-1.
>12.13.1.tar.gz

We are *not* going to maintain MSYS on the basis of nightly snapshots=20
from other projects; feel free to experiment with them for yourself.

> findutils 4.3.0 =A0 =A04.3.8=20
> ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/findutils/findutils-4.3.8.tar.gz

Again, it's *alpha*; let them stabilise it.

> gzip =A0 =A0 =A01.2.4 =A0 =A01.3.11 =A0 =A0
> ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/gzip-1.3.11.tar.gz

Likewise.

> m4 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A01.4.0 =A0 =A01.4.10 =A0 =A0=20
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.10.tar.gz

Once more, you have overlooked 1.4.7, which is our current release, (and=20
which is needed for autoconf-2.61).  If you can successfully build=20
m4-1.4.10, please submit patches.

> perl =A0 =A0 =A05.6.1  =A0 =A05.9.5
> http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/perl-5.9.5.tar.gz

I tried this a while back.  It's a nightmare.  I gave up.  If anyone=20
wants to devote the time and energy, again, please submit patches.

> tar =A0 =A0   1.13.19 =A01.18 =A0 =A0 =A0=20
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.18.tar.gz

Once again, it's Cesar's call; I'm sure he'll consider patches.

Regards,
Keith.