Mail Archives: djgpp/2001/09/16/13:19:03
Jason Green wrote:
>
> "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:
>
> > > Request: list these as the actual zip filenames, possibly as a
> > > separate listing. That way it can be quickly compared to the
> > > package filenames locally available. Example:
> > >
> > > binutils-2.11.2 (bnu2112b.zip), bison-1.28 (bsn129b.zip), ....
> >
> > You should be able to use the files in the manifest directory to
> > compare the names, since the *.ver files state the versions in full.
> >
> > Not that I object to adding the zip file names, but if we are going to
> > do that, we should probably change the format as well:
> >
> > binutils-2.11.2 bnu2112b.zip, bnu2112s.zip
> > bison-1.29 bsn129b.zip, bsn129s.zip
>
> Timestamp and filesize should probably be listed too, to catch the cases
> when a package is re-released under the same name.
>
> How about also prefixing each line with an asterix if the package is less
> than a month old?
Without automation this is putting an excessive burden on
someone. Since the only difference between the b and s zips is
that letter, it is really redundant too.
I am quite pleased with this package so far. Nicely organized.
Kudos to DJD et al. I might even get used to info.
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