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Package Management Goes Live

Blog post by bonefish on Fri, 2013-09-27 22:33

I'm proud to announce that, at last, the package management branch has been merged into the main development line, aka master branch. The builds and nightly images from hrev46113 on will include the new feature.

Package Management: The Return of the Hybrid

Blog post by bonefish on Mon, 2013-08-12 16:37

package management, contract work

Although I have been a lazy blogger lately we haven't been lazy working on our remaining tasks at all. So, unsurprisingly, since my previous post we have reached and passed a few nice milestones. The latest one is that we're finally able to build the gcc2/gcc4 hybrid Haiku images again, including all the software needed for the official release.

Package Management: Getting Cross

Blog post by zooey on Tue, 2013-06-11 09:32

contract work, package management

The end of my first two-man-months contract has been reached, but I'll be diving right into the next 160 hours of working on package management. So, first of all: a big thank you to all the donors out there!

Package Management: New Contract Starts

Blog post by bonefish on Mon, 2013-06-03 20:13

package management, contract work

My new contract has now officially started. At the moment it looks like its duration will be at least three months. A big thanks to everyone who donated to make that possible!

Package Management: Building Things (Part 2)

Blog post by bonefish on Sat, 2013-05-25 19:29

package management, contract work

It's been quite a while since the previous blog post. I've been waiting for an nice occasion, but the more interesting milestones are still a bit away. While nothing flashy can be presented, a lot of work has been done anyway.

Package Management: Building Things

Blog post by bonefish on Sat, 2013-04-13 21:19

package management, contract work

It's been almost three weeks since the previous blog post and some people start wondering what the current status is and what were working on exactly, so it's time for an update. Incidentally the time is perfect for an update anyway, since we've just reached our first important milestone: haikuporter supports hierarchical building of packages.

Package Management: The New Season Starts

Blog post by bonefish on Mon, 2013-03-25 19:05

package management, contract work

After quite some delay Oliver and I have finally started our contracts with Haiku, Inc. to continue our work on package management. Each of us will work 320 hours in total, i.e. the equivalent of 2 months of continuous full-time work.