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Date: | Fri, 10 Jul 2015 04:35:29 +0200 (CEST) |
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To: | "Svenn Are Bjerkem (svenn DOT bjerkem AT googlemail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: [geda-user] Repository Management was Re: developer |
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This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --0-391036136-1436495729=:6924 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Fri, 10 Jul 2015, Svenn Are Bjerkem (svenn DOT bjerkem AT googlemail DOT com) [via = geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote: > >On 9 July 2015 at 19:51, <gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu> wrote: > Btw, this problem is pretty irrelevant by now: it was a problem > many years ago. Nowdays the major problem, as far as I > understand, is that there's literally noone who even decides > about patches. > > >What is a good way to test out patches without having to garble up a >clean=C2=A0install of the released geda? Try it out on a separate computer= or >a=C2=A0virtualbox? > Virtualbox sounds like a bit heavyweight. If you don't like the prefix=20 solution others suggested, you could also try chroot. Unlike prefix,=20 chroot already allows you to use different library versions, but doesn't=20 require simulating a whole machine. Regards, Igor2 --0-391036136-1436495729=:6924--
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