On 4/29/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Jan de Groot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > IMHO we shouldn't stuff binary files like this in CVS, same goes for the > > gzipped kernel patches we have to update alsa, those are big and > > gzipped, CVS can't diff it and will store a completely new file for > > every revision. Also, you can't tell what's different between two > > versions of the patch. > > > > IMHO we should put binary things like big gzipped patches or tarballs on > > an HTTP or FTP url. > > the update of changes to the runtime will become troublesome since it changes > pretty much everytime. The main reason for storing is, is actually to reduce > downloads.
But does it reduce downloads for all of those who will never build it? Having abs fetch it for everyone isn't practical if only 1% of people are going to build it on their own anyway. -Dan _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
