On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 5:31 PM, David J. Haines <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 11:17:36AM -0400, Jonathan Arnold wrote: > > On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:04:12 +0100 > > WorMzy Tykashi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > So, then the solution is for the -git maintainer to update / > > > > re-upload the PKGBUILD whenever there's a "version" bump to the git > > > > repo? -- > > > > David J. Haines > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > No, the solution is for the users of the -git package to track > > > upstream changes and re-compile the package as and when they see fit. > > > > As it is for all -git (and -svn and -hg, etc) packages. As it should > > be, IMHO. > > > > -- > > Jonathan Arnold Webstream: http://hieronymus.soup.io > > > > Talent wins games, but team work and intelligence wins championships. > > Michael Jordan > > > > Thus the utility of the -tarball PKGBUILD: users don't have to track it; > they can rely on the maintainer. > -- > David J. Haines > [email protected] > Such a thing is only true when using AUR helpers, which, again, are not supported. Even as a helper user, I don't think the -tarball package is needed. Cheers, -- Maxime
