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Old 8th June 2011
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Originally Posted by Daffy View Post
I keep thinking it has something to do with the release cycle.
When dealing with -current, one is dealing with the fallout of new development.
  • A new vmmap implementation has been rolled into -current about a week ago. This has broken a number of packages. More information can be found on misc@:

    http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&w=2&r=1&s=vmmap&q=b
  • Also if I recall correctly, there were library changes from about three week back which means everything on a system has to be updated. Many -current packages available today will expect these library changes to be in place.
-current does not remain static during the development cycle. It's not often that rolling new features in causes a mass shakeout, but it does on occasion. Users of -current really should be reading misc@ on a regular basis to stay abreast of these changes & their effect.
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