Message-ID: <3DF8ABCB.978EF816@yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:31:23 -0500 From: CBFalconer Organization: Ched Research X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: [Fwd: ANNOUNCE: Release 4 of DJGPP port of fileutils 4.1] References: <10212121417 DOT AA21834 AT clio DOT rice DOT edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com 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. -- Chuck F (cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com) (cbfalconer AT worldnet DOT att DOT net) Available for consulting/temporary embedded and systems. USE worldnet address!