MacPorts 1.4 has been in rc status for a while now and, as far as I can recall, not a single issue has been reported against it. This is because, either: a) There are *no* issues in MacPorts 1.4 (not likely in any piece of software I've ever seen), in which case we should be OK to go with the final release; Or: b) None of us has done enough testing (most likely), in which case, unfortunately, our wider general user base will have to serve as our test bed, 'cause it doesn't make any sense to keep holding things back indefinitely. In any case, I plan to do the final release on Monday, which should give us all two full days (and a half) to test the last mile and report any findings. If you do come about any bug(s), please by all means file a ticket for it (them) under the 1.4 milestone ("base" component). Also, feel free to object to this timeline if you have any strong and compelling arguments against it (but I warn you, your arguments have to be strong, 1.4 has been cooking for long already ;-). If b) above happens to be the case, we can always do quick 1.4.x minor releases, so last minute small bugs shouldn't be show stoppers. I can only see major, somehow previously unnoticed bugs in our 1.4 sources delaying the release now, but those are very unlikely at this point too (maybe little, I don't know, but at least *some* testing has taken place). Regards to all and thanks for your work on MacPorts 1.4! -jmpp