From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: Compiling GRX 245
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 22:12:42 +0000
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Hello.

Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:
[snip]
> .. or whatever else is needed to make sure the user, reading that
> note, can go and check whether they have to get a fresh djdev203.zip,
> and how to make sure the one they get is the one they need.  A
> "patchlevel" or similar would do --- to be displayed in the
> manifest/djdev203.ver or the DSM file, maybe.  And/or by go32-v2.exe
> as part of its output.

That's already the case:

bash-2.04$ pakke -q djdev
Warning: Unable to check that 'z:/mirror' is a directory (errno = 22): No such
file or directory (ENOENT)
djdev 2.03 patchlevel 2 (binaries)
1 package(s) matched

bash-2.04$ cat /djgpp/manifest/djdev203.ver
djdev203 Development Kit and Runtime (6/2002 Refresh)

[snip]
> There is this 'pakke' thing... not bad at all from my limited
> experience with it, but currently not an official requirement.
[snip]

That almost sounds like a nearly-satisfied user. ;)

Bye, Rich =]

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Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]