dch writes: > Hello, > > I was wondering if anyone has the ability to update games/love? > It has no MAINTAINER listed in the Makefile, and I'm not sure how to > build a new version. Currently it's at 0.8, and the latest release > is 0.11.2. I will try and build an updated version but if someone who's > good at these things tries, you will have my thanks. > > Thanks
Upstream explicitly refuses to keep compatibility between major versions. Games based on love-0.8, 0.9, 0.10 will not work on love-0.11. (I used to have a list of my favorite love games and which versions they depended on, but I don't know where it is right now). But only supporting love-0.8 games forever is not great. The solution would probably be to create ports for love8, love9, love10, and so on. Older versions of love only install a single binary that's easy enough to rename, while newer autoconf-ized love supports installing to a configurable prefix. Luckily love is not a complicated port. -- Anthony J. Bentley
