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Subject: | RE: strange source packaging? |
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Date: | Fri, 19 Apr 2002 22:28:06 +1000 |
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From: | "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au> |
To: | "Earnie Boyd" <Cygwin-Apps AT cygwin DOT com> |
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Earnie Boyd [mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com] > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 3:13 AM > I'll add another penny to make it 2c. I agree with Chris > that I'd rather already have the patch applied. Why? If it's for ease of use, then fine - I agree that what the user receives should be patched. However that is somewhat orthogonal to how the download is accomplished. > I > differences from pristine supplied would be nice but if I > really care I would go and find the originals. That's not actually the point. The point is that with some minor setup.exe tweaking, the source download can be done it two parts: 'pristine' + (patch[es] & scripts). Then when a local adjustment is made, but the upstream hasn't released a new version, users can get the new source trivially - setup should be smart enough to see the pristine tarball in the /usr/src (or wherever) directory and just download the appropriate patch set. Rob
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