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Date:	Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:31:23 -0500
From:	CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
Organization:	Ched Research
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To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: [Fwd: ANNOUNCE: Release 4 of DJGPP port of fileutils 4.1]
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Charles Sandmann wrote:
> 
> > -: I think the case of Fileutils is quite unique.  Most (if not
> > -: all) other uploads don't have refreshes.
> >
> > It's more common than one might believe; here are the multiple
> > releases (refreshes only, i.e., >= r2) from my djgpp attic:
> 
> And there have been 3 refreshes of djdev203 (and crx) also.
> 
> But we are talking a maintenance pit here.

My practice is to move all installed zips into the directory
zipsused, and move any that are to be replaced (just in case) into
zipsused/oldzips.  I also redate them with "zip -o", else the
displayed dates are that of download, rather than creation.

Then a directory listing of zipsused shows the release dates of
all packages.  Now the only thing missing is an up-to-date listing
of latest package releases.  If the mini-faq isn't the appropriate
place for such (obviously up to dj) maybe a master file is.  Doing
a ls on the simtel ftp directories is confused by the presence of
many older packages, and the need to scan multiple directories.

I have no idea what a good answer is from everybodies viewpoint.

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