Mail Archives: djgpp/2010/01/01/03:47:09
> From: Rugxulo <rugxulo AT gmail DOT com>
> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:39:26 -0800 (PST)
>
> > Well, I thought I'd do it, but got even busier: Emacs switched to
> > Bazaar as its VCS,
>
> I'm surprised it's not Git, considering how beloved that is these days
> (Perl, NASM, Stone Soup).
I'm actually glad it's not git, because it kicks a** on GNU/Linux, but
sucks on Windows (and requires top install MSYS, a Cygwin fork).
Anyway, the real reason was that Bazaar is a GNU project, while git
isn't. You can read the discussions in emacs-devel archives, several
months ago.
> 1). Are there any files that have hardcoded data (e.g. paths) in them
> that should be avoided when making the .ZIP? Anything that would be
> site-specific or only run in LFNs (or SFNs), etc.? Just off the top of
> your head.
Nothing should hold file names from the build system. I used to grep
everything for X:/foo/bar (where X:/foo/bar is the directory where I
built the binaries) to make sure no such bugs crept in.
> 2). Would it be horribly wrong to make /beta/ use the SYSTEM_MALLOC
> build (e.g. Vista)? I figure /current/ can be normal, so users at
> least have a choice and don't have to recompile.
That'd be fine, thanks.
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